MSNBC is canceling Joy Reid’s show, “The ReidOut,” after a five-year run, and people on social media have thoughts.
News about Reid’s departure from the network started trending on Sunday, and the network’s new president, Rebecca Kutler, confirmed Reid’s departure on Monday to The Associated Press.
Reid announced her departure early Monday on social media and said she just wanted to “say thank you to everyone who has reached out with kindness and encouragement, both personally and in these social media streets.”
She also invited viewers to tune in to her final show on Monday.
During acall streamed on YouTube with Win With Black Women, a group that works to increase voter outreach with African-American women, Reid admitted she had “been through every emotion” since learning the news, including anger and disappointment, but “where I’ve landed on today is just gratitude.”
“My show had value,” Reid continued, according to the AP. “Whether it was the Black Lives Matter issues … (or) talking about Gaza and the fact that we as the American people have … a right to object to little babies being bombed … I am not sorry that I stood up for those things.”
Many people had strong thoughts about Reid’s removal from the MSNBC schedule, and some noted that she wasn’t the only person of color being replaced.
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Two former Fox News employees also offered their thoughts, with some pettiness on the side.