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Yahoo
3 days ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
Joy Reid ‘barely hanging on' with Democratic Party
Former MSNBC host Joy Reid criticized the Democratic Party on Tuesday, slamming it for being 'too orderly.' 'I've been a Democrat since I was old enough to vote, but I'm barely hanging on, honestly, because at this point the party is not bigger than the future of my kids…,' Reid said during an appearance on 'The Breakfast Club' in a clip highlighted by Mediaite. Her hit show the 'Reid Out' was canceled in February but she's remained a vocal critic of the Trump administration online and on air. 'I'm not willing to cede the country to Trumpism and MAGA simply because I'm clinging to this party,' she told host Charlamagne tha God. She applauded ex-White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre for leaving the party amid the absence of a leader. Reid said she desired an 'effective fighter' to take the ropes of the Democratic caucus to go toe to toe with President Trump. 'If Jasmine Crockett is the most effective fighter, give me Jasmine Crockett. And I really don't care what you have to move around or who you have to disappoint in order to give me her,' Reid said. 'Just give me her because we need a leader.' The former MSNBC commentator said Democrats are over structured and it's leading to their own demise. 'They prioritize whose turn it is. Like, Democrats are very orderly,' Reid said. 'They're almost too orderly for fascism. In fascism, you can't be orderly because the other side is messy.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
The Hill
3 days ago
- Politics
- The Hill
Joy Reid ‘barely hanging on' with Democratic Party
Former MSNBC host Joy Reid criticized the Democratic Party on Tuesday, slamming it for being 'too orderly.' 'I've been a Democrat since I was old enough to vote, but I'm barely hanging on, honestly, because at this point the party is not bigger than the future of my kids…,' Reid said during an appearance on 'The Breakfast Club' in a clip highlighted by Mediaite. Her hit show the 'Reid Out' was canceled in February but she's remained a vocal critic of the Trump administration online and on air. 'I'm not willing to cede the country to Trumpism and MAGA simply because I'm clinging to this party,' she told host Charlamagne tha God. She applauded ex-White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre for leaving the party amid the absence of a leader. Reid said she desired an 'effective fighter' to take the ropes of the Democratic caucus to go toe to toe with President Trump. 'If Jasmine Crockett is the most effective fighter, give me Jasmine Crockett. And I really don't care what you have to move around or who you have to disappoint in order to give me her,' Reid said. 'Just give me her because we need a leader.' The former MSNBC commentator said Democrats are over structured and it's leading to their own demise. 'They prioritize whose turn it is. Like, Democrats are very orderly,' Reid said. 'They're almost too orderly for fascism. In fascism, you can't be orderly because the other side is messy.'
New York Post
4 days ago
- Politics
- New York Post
Joy Reid claims MSNBC fired her without warning, speculates her coverage of Trump, Gaza led to ouster
Ex-MSNBC host Joy Reid speculated Tuesday that her coverage of President Donald Trump and the ongoing war in Gaza were unstated factors that led to her sudden ouster from the liberal network. During her appearance on 'The Breakfast Club,' Reid was asked what was behind her firing from MSNBC in February, insisting it wasn't a ratings issue despite the fact that the network's viewership took a huge dive after the 2024 election. 'And we had actually just had a ratings meeting, like, two weeks before I was fired, where they were like, 'You guys are actually losing – you guys lost less than, you know, your competitors, and you're actually doing fine,'' Reid said. 'So ratings were fine. We were doing fine. And you know, the ratings have not gotten better since I left.' Reid then pointed to a report about her being on the chopping block that surfaced the Friday before she was fired, which she at first thought was just a 'rumor,' but her producers began 'freaking out' over what was alleged. 'We hadn't heard anything,' Reid said. 'Nobody had called me. Nobody had said, 'You did something wrong, you're in trouble, you're on probation.' I had gotten nothing. Then I get a text message early the next morning saying, 'Can you talk at noon?' And I was fired immediately. There was no warning. And I asked, 'Well, what, you know, what's the [issue]?' Nothing. They were just like, 'Oh, we just want to make some changes.' They never said why. So I've had to live in the rumor mill with everybody else.' Ex-MSNBC host Joy Reid claims her coverage of President Donald Trump and the Israel-Hamas war led her to being fired. MSNBC The former 'ReidOut' host went on to claim there were 'two topics' that had made MSNBC management 'uncomfortable.' 'One of them is Trump, because Trump is suing everybody,' Reid said. 'I mean, he's literally threatening people to the point where '60 Minutes' is shook, where ABC News is shook. You know, he's verbally threatened Comcast by name, named [Comcast CEO] Brian Roberts by name, and all of these are businesses that want to do business that need the FCC approval. They actually have to have the federal government's approval to do mergers, acquisitions… He can pull your license… so it's like everybody is trying to navigate this really deranged man. So I think they're activating out of a sense of 'we don't want to poke the bear too much.'' Reid made an appearance on 'The Breakfast Club,' and claims ratings were not a factor in her show being cancelled. YouTube / Win With Black Women 'I think the other piece is Gaza,' she continued. 'And you just can't get away from the fact that talking about Gaza in a way that humanizes Palestinians is not the usual way that cable news operates, or that any news in this country operates for whatever reason, that topic makes people uncomfortable.' MSNBC did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment. Reid remained defiant following her ousting, saying at the time that she would not apologize for going 'hard' on issues like Black Lives Matter, illegal immigrants, the 1619 Project and Gaza, as well as her opposition to Trump. 'I am not sorry I stood up for those things because those things are of God,' Reid said in February. 'And you know, I'm a church girl, too, and those are the things that I was taught were of God. So I'm not sorry. I'm just proud of my show.'
Yahoo
28-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Ex-MSNBC host Joy Reid claims Roman Empire fell because of no diversity, warns US will be next
Former MSNBC host Joy Reid blamed a lack of diversity for the fall of the Roman Empire and claimed the United States could go the same way if they don't embrace DEI. The former "ReidOut" host, along with left-wing political commentator Wajahat Ali, criticized corporations like Walmart and Target on Thursday for scaling back diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) during the Trump administration. Reid claimed that business and countries need diversity to not only thrive but survive as a nation, comparing it to the Roman Empire and Europe. Joy Reid Blasts 'Rich, White' Dems For Turning On Biden: Trump Would Let Protesters Get 'Shot In The Streets' "If you take that away and try to distill us just down to White folks, we'll be like Europe, an aging, slowly dying former empire," Reid said during a live Substack video. "The Roman Empire didn't survive because it didn't have enough strength in its diversity. It suppressed its diversity, and it died. If the U.S. wants to be the Roman Empire, keep voting the way you voting, y'all." Earlier in the podcast, Reid argued corporations appealing to White populations would essentially be targeting customers aged 60 and up, calling them a "finite quantity" that are "going to die." Read On The Fox News App "If you're under the age of 20 right now, your generational group, the Gen Alpha group, are already majority non-White," Reid said. "So it's fait accompli. In 2045, the United States will be a country that no longer has a White majority." Click Here For More Coverage Of Media And Culture She continued, "We are essentially a Latin American country, and we're going to look more like Latin American countries, which we kind of are, right? We're going to look more like our region where most people will be brown, and the majority will not be White. Texas is already there. California is already there. The whole country is going in that direction." Prior to being let go from MSNBC, Reid frequently attacked White people as a voting bloc on her show and on the network, blaming White women for then-Vice President Kamala Harris losing the election in article source: Ex-MSNBC host Joy Reid claims Roman Empire fell because of no diversity, warns US will be next
Fox News
28-04-2025
- Politics
- Fox News
Ex-MSNBC host Joy Reid claims Roman Empire fell because of no diversity, warns US will be next
Former MSNBC host Joy Reid blamed a lack of diversity for the fall of the Roman Empire and claimed the United States could go the same way if they don't embrace DEI. The former "ReidOut" host, along with left-wing political commentator Wajahat Ali, criticized corporations like Walmart and Target on Thursday for scaling back diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) during the Trump administration. Reid claimed that business and countries need diversity to not only thrive but survive as a nation, comparing it to the Roman Empire and Europe. "If you take that away and try to distill us just down to White folks, we'll be like Europe, an aging, slowly dying former empire," Reid said during a live Substack video. "The Roman Empire didn't survive because it didn't have enough strength in its diversity. It suppressed its diversity, and it died. If the U.S. wants to be the Roman Empire, keep voting the way you voting, y'all." Earlier in the podcast, Reid argued corporations appealing to White populations would essentially be targeting customers aged 60 and up, calling them a "finite quantity" that are "going to die." "If you're under the age of 20 right now, your generational group, the Gen Alpha group, are already majority non-White," Reid said. "So it's fait accompli. In 2045, the United States will be a country that no longer has a White majority." She continued, "We are essentially a Latin American country, and we're going to look more like Latin American countries, which we kind of are, right? We're going to look more like our region where most people will be brown, and the majority will not be White. Texas is already there. California is already there. The whole country is going in that direction." Prior to being let go from MSNBC, Reid frequently attacked White people as a voting bloc on her show and on the network, blaming White women for then-Vice President Kamala Harris losing the election in 2024.
