Todd, who previously hosted “Meet the Press,” appeared on the show Sunday after current host Kristen Welker interviewed McDaniel, and he basically lambasted the network for hiring someone with severe “credibility issues.”
“There’s a reason why there are a lot of journalists at NBC News uncomfortable with this, because many of our professional dealings with the RNC over the last six years have been met with gaslighting, have been met with character assassination,” Todd said.
Considering that McDaniel helped former President Donald Trump stoke false election fraud claims and helped his effort to try to get Michigan officials not to certify the legitimate 2020 election outcome, Todd thought that hiring her to discuss politics was a bad idea.
On Monday, Todd tweeted on X to explain why he thought McDaniel was a bad hire for the network and insisted it wasn’t because she’s a Republican but because she helped Trump in his attempts to overturn the 2020 election.
“The issue isn’t about ideology, it’s about basic truth,” he said. “Those trying to make this a left-right issue are being intentionally dishonest. This is about whether honest journalists are supposed to lend their credibility to someone who intentionally tried to ruin ours.”
The reaction to the post was strong.