The
former anchor claims the network was in the tank for Hillary Clinton
MSNBC
anchor-turned-Russia Today host, Ed Schultz, told National Review
Monday that he believes he was fired from the left-leaning cable news
network because he openly supported Bernie Sanders in the Democratic
presidential primary. The network, he claims, was in the tank for
Hillary Clinton.
The
interview itself is fascinating and a shocking look at the inner
workings of MSNBC, even if Schultz isn't exactly a reliable narrator.
Schultz claims that MSNBC took a heavy hand in dictating what went on
air, and that he was often pushed in the direction of a story by
higher-ups, even if he felt his audience wouldn't be interested.
Schultz
says his trouble at MSNBC started when he informed his bosses that he
planned to cover Bernie Sanders' campaign announcement live from
Vermont, and that he would be airing the first, exclusive, cable
network interview with the progressive presidential candidate. They
objected, and even went so far as to tell Schultz to drop the story.
He
refused. And was forced to cover a boring news story in Texas, he
says.
Schultz
is clear on whom he blames: Hillary Clinton.
"I
think the Clintons were connected to [NBC's] Andy Lack, connected at
the hip," Schultz told NRO host Jamie Weinstein. "I
think that they didn't want anybody in their primetime or anywhere in
their lineup supporting Bernie Sanders. I think that they were in the
tank for Hillary Clinton, and I think that it was managed, and 45
days later I was out at MSNBC."
Schultz's
stint at MSNBC came to a screeching halt in July 2015, just as the
Democratic primaries were heating up. That same week, the network
also axed other underperforming shows, but Schultz maintains that he
was given the boot because they didn't want him speaking out against
Clinton in the heat of the primaries.
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