Trump mocks Joy Reid after MSNBC cancels her show: 'Mentally obnoxious racist'



Joy Reid was given the 7 p.m. weeknight time slot on MSNBC in the wake of the Black Lives Matter riots. The leftist host, previously dubbed a "heroine of the resistance to [President Donald Trump's] leadership" by the New York Times, was paid millions of dollars over the next four years to issue Democratic propaganda and racist diatribes.

Reid's time slot has come to an end. The network is reportedly canceling "The ReidOut," which has in recent months underperformed and hemorrhaged viewers.

Conservatives and members of other groups long vilified by Reid were jubilant over the news of the shake-up, which the Times indicated was orchestrated by the network's new president, Rebecca Kutler. Among those evidently happy to see Reid's show go was President Donald Trump, a frequent target of her vitriol.

Trump held little back when opining on the demise of the leftist's show.

'Who's crying now, Joy?'

"Lowlife Chairman of 'Concast,' Brian Roberts, the owner of Ratings Challenged NBC and MSDNC, has finally gotten the nerve up to fire one of the least talented people in television, the mentally obnoxious racist, Joy Reid," Trump wrote on Truth Social. "Based on her ratings, which were virtually non-existent, she should have been 'canned' long ago, along with everyone else who works there."

The 47th president suggested further that in terms of talking heads with the greatest deficit of "television persona," Reid was in competition for first place with Rachel Maddow.

Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk wrote, "Good riddance to the most vitriolic, lowbrow, and unhinged race hustler ever allowed on national television."

"Remember when Joy Reid laughingly mocked 'white women tears' as pathetic and offensive to her?" tweeted conservative commentator Megyn Kelly. "Who's crying now, Joy? Good riddance to the absolute worst person on television, and shame on NBC for letting it go on this long."

Normalcy advocate Robby Starbuck wrote, "Joy Reid is a racist. ... Her low ratings are a hopeful signal that many are sick and tired of anti-White garbage and intentionally stoked racial division. Most want to Make America Great TOGETHER, and we will!"

In the four years that "The ReidOut" was on the air, its host launched into countless rants, characterizing parents concerned over their kids' subjection to racist propaganda as conspiracy theorists; imagining parallels between Kyle Rittenhouse and "slave catchers"; questioning the faith of Christian conservatives; blaming progressive white women for Kamala Harris' humiliating electoral defeat; routinely calling Trump a racist; calling Republicans fascists; bemoaning the removal of opportunistic men from women's prisons; pushing the Russia collusion hoax; calling the COVID-19 lab-leak theory "debunked bunkum"; likening Republican governors who bused illegal aliens to sanctuary cities to "old segregationists"; and attacking conservative Supreme Court justices.

Reid secured the time slot in 2020 despite already having a record of anti-Semitic commentary and engaging in the kind of "homophobic" rhetoric — which she falsely blamed on hackers — that usually would warrant professional exile on the left.

Variety reported that the cancellation of Reid's show comes amid serious business challenges at MSNBC, which is apparently set to lose 10.5% of its subscribers between the end of 2023 and the end of this year. According to the market-research firm Kagan, the network may see a decline in its audience of around 7.2 million viewers when compared to 2023.

The network is reportedly planning to replace "The ReidOut" with a show led by Symone Sanders-Townsend — a talking head who worked on the Biden-Harris transition team in 2020, then as a spokeswoman for the Biden White House — along with former Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele and journalist Alicia Menendez.

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Democrats win full legislative control in Virginia, kneecapping Youngkin



Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) told Virginians in a closing ad released by his PAC, "Elect a Republican team to back me up, and I promise, we'll deliver." With most localities now reporting the results of the 2023 November general and special elections, it is apparent that Youngkin won't have the backup he desired for the remainder of his term.

While Democratic pornographer Susanna Gibson failed to beat Republican David Owen for a seat in the Virginia House of Delegates, Democrats still managed to seize control of the state legislature and maintain their majority in the state Senate.

GOP Sen. Siobhan Dunnavant lost her 16th District seat by nearly nine points. Former CIA officer Russet Perry prevented Republican newcomer Juan Pablo Segura from taking the Virginia state Senate's 31st District. In the House of Delegates, Dels. Lee Peters and Karen Greenhalgh lost their seats by roughly five and four points, respectively.

The likely one-seat majorities in both the House and Senate mean the state GOP's promised 15-week abortion ban and tax cuts are unlikely to materialize.

Senior Youngkin adviser Dave Rexrode wrote late on election night, "We had hoped for a stronger outcome this evening but are proud of the effort all of our candidates put in to these extremely competitive districts."

There are strong indications that just as Republicans' pro-life agenda reportedly served to blunt the anticipated GOP red wave last year, it amounted to a millstone around their political ambitions in this election. It was, after all, a featured focus in Democratic campaigns across the state and regarded as a top drivers for voters.

The Times indicated that abortion was understood to be so great a motivating factor for turning out progressive votes that Michael Bloomberg's gun control organization Everytown promoted abortion entitlements before even mentioning gun violence in Virginia TV ads.

President Joe Biden also leaned on the matter of abortion in the state, suggesting in a fundraising email circulated by the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee, "Folks, in Virginia, the stakes have never been higher."

"Governor Glenn Youngkin and extreme Republicans have made it clear that they're trying to take our country back on issues like choice," added the formerly pro-life Democrat.

"Virginians understood the extremism of Youngkin's abortion ban and the threats to democracy posed by MAGA Republicans," Dan Helmer, a Democratic House delegate in Virginia, told the New York Times. "That's why they turned out to vote."

"It's official: There will be absolutely no abortion ban legislation sent to Glenn Youngkin's desk for the duration of his term in office, period," said state Sen. Mamie Locke, chair of the Senate Democratic Caucus, reported Axios.

While Democrats can ensure Youngkin's pro-life efforts won't make it out of harbor, they similarly won't be able to advance their policy agenda without bipartisan support or fear of gubernatorial vetoes, meaning potential legislative gridlock for years.

Beyond seeing his agenda kneecapped at home, this outcome might also throw cold water on the governor's possible national aspirations, at least in the short term.

"The only justification for running next year would be if Republicans took over both houses," Larry Sabato, director of the University of Virginia Center for Politics, told the Times. "Without that, he's got a problem of having been elected to one public office and only being halfway through that single term."

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