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NBC Ousts Ronna McDaniel After Anchors' On-Air Rebellion. On March 26, NBC News cut ties with former Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel just days after she was hired to be a paid political analyst for the network. CNN reports that the ousting comes after intense backlash from the network's leading anchors over the decision to hire McDaniel. "There is no doubt that the last several days have been difficult for the News Group. After listening to the legitimate concerns of many of you, I have decided that Ronna McDaniel will not be an NBC News contributor." "I want to personally apologize to our team members who felt we let them down. While this was a collective recommendation by some members of our leadership team, I approved it and take full responsibility for it.", Cesar Conde, NBCUniversal News Group President, via CNN. Journalists and anchors at NBC and MSNBC denounced the network's decision to hire McDaniel in on-air rebukes. NBC News’ chief political analyst, Chuck Todd, delivered biting on-air criticism of executives at NBC over the decision. "There’s a reason a lot of journalists at NBC News are uncomfortable with this.", Chuck Todd, NBC News’ chief political analyst, via CNN. MSNBC hosts Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough were the next to speak out about McDaniel's hiring, expressing their hope that NBC would "reconsider its decision." "To be clear, we believe NBC News should seek out conservative Republican voices to provide balance in their election coverage, but it should be conservative Republicans, not a person who used her position of power to be an anti-democracy election denier.", Mika Brzezinski, MSNBC host, via CNN. Other leading network personalities to speak out against McDaniel were Nicolle Wallace and Rachel Maddow, who called the network's decision “inexplicable." THIS VIDEO MUST NOT BE EDITED FOR LENGTH TO COMBINE WITH OTHER CONTENT