Reince Priebus on McDaniel: NBC should have ‘brought her in’ before signing contract

Former Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Reince Priebus said on Sunday that NBC News management should properly consider Ronna McDaniel before deciding to hire her as a paid contributor. He said that the matter should have been scrutinized.

During a panel discussion on ABC News’ “This Week,” Priebus said he was surprised that McDaniel, his RNC replacement, wasn’t brought onto the show in advance as a paid contributor to ABC News. She was also able to drop part of her story that she had been rehearsing.

“I think the incident with Rona is obvious to people like me who are contributors here, but I have experience elsewhere too. Priebus was asked for his opinion: “I’ve never been hired without having signed a contract, interviewed before I’d signed a contract, or looked to see if I was getting off topic.” He spoke on the occasion. Regarding the controversy at NBC News surrounding McDaniel’s hiring and swift firing after employee backlash.

“The root of the problem is that management didn’t bring her in to resolve all of this before signing the contract. In my opinion, that was a huge mistake,” Priebus continued. .

NBC News announced its parting ways with McDaniel shortly after announcing it would hire him as a paid contributor.

Several big names, including “Morning Joe” co-hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski, Rachel Maddow and Chuck Todd, spoke out against her decision to hire McDaniel in 2020. He noted that she paid lip service to Trump’s complaints about his election loss, but also highlighted her attacks on specific NBC News reporters.

During Sunday’s debate, ABC News anchor Martha Raddatz pointed out that ABC contributor Priebus has never denied the legitimacy of the 2020 election.

Priebus did not say whether he agreed with criticism that McDaniel should be banned from major networks and cable programs for his role in undermining public confidence in the election system. But he reiterated his own position on the election.

“First of all, my view is that candidates have every right to bring issues and lawsuits that they think went wrong in the election and to have a recount if it’s close enough under state law.” But once the case is over, once you go through that process, whether you like the outcome or not, it’s done,” he said.

The Hill has reached out to NBC News for a response.