NBC could be in an ugly legal battle with former RNC chairwoman Ronna McDaniel, whom NBC fired days after signing a two-year contract as a contributor.
Fox News’ Alexis McAdams reported Wednesday on “The Faulkner Focus” that McDaniel is seeking a buyout from a two-year, $600,000 contract, according to a person familiar with the deal.
McDaniel appeared just once on Sunday’s “Meet the Press” as an NBC News political analyst, but that time he was grilled during a 20-minute interview by short-lived colleague Kristen Welker.
In other words, McDaniels could end up making $500 per second during his tenure at NBC.
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Former RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel is seeking a $600,000 contractual buyout from NBC News after being hired as a network contributor just days ago. (Gabriel Boys/AFP via Getty Images/Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
It’s worth noting that Rachel Maddow, one of the MSNBC stars who called for McDaniel’s ouster, reportedly earns a whopping $30 million a year while hosting the Monday-only show. Worth it.
A source close to McDaniel previously told Fox News that he learned of the firing through media reports and had not heard anything from NBC.
McAdams told Fox News’ Harris Faulkner: “Mr. McDaniel has already consulted with a senior media attorney who has handled cases like this in the past, and he intends to sue NBC News.” Ta.
NBC News officially drops Ronna McDaniel after backlash from broadcast staff
Ronna McDaniel could have been making a whopping $500 per second just for appearing on Sunday’s “Meet the Press” as an NBC political analyst. (Screenshot/NBC)
NBC News first announced Friday that it had hired McDaniel as a political analyst who will appear on all NBC platforms, including left-wing sister network MSNBC.
But this sparked fierce backlash not only from liberal viewers but also from Mr. McDaniel’s own NBC and new colleagues at MSNBC.
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“I think our boss owes you an apology for putting you in this situation, because you don’t know what to believe,” NBC’s Chuck Todd said on Sunday’s Tension. told Welker after McDaniel’s interview. “She still has credibility issues that she has to deal with. Is she speaking for herself or is she speaking on behalf of the people who are paying her? ”
Maddow, MSNBC’s biggest star, on Monday condemned NBC’s “inexplicable” decision and expressed hope that the network’s top brass would “reverse the decision.” She also acknowledged speculation that McDaniel might be banned from appearing on MSNBC.
MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow and NBC’s Chuck Todd led the ousting of new colleague Ronna McDaniel, who was fired from NBC News after just four days. (Getty Images/RNC)
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NBCUniversal News Group Chairman Cesar Conde sent a memo to staff on Tuesday announcing that McDaniel is no longer with the network.
“I would like to personally apologize to the team members I felt I let down,” Conde wrote in the memo. “While this was a joint recommendation by some members of our leadership team, I approve of it and take full responsibility for it.”
