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Joy Reid Links Show Cancellation to Race and Trump

6/4/2025

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Joy Reid, the former MSNBC host, suggested that her race and President Trump's sway played a role in her show's cancellation, pointing to a trend of the network softening its stance against him. As MSNBC introduces a new lineup, including Jen Psaki's show, it grapples with a troubling decline in viewership, highlighting its ongoing ratings struggles.

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Joy Reid, the former MSNBC host, suggested that her race and President Trump's sway played a role in her show's cancellation, pointing to a trend of the network softening its stance against him. As MSNBC introduces a new lineup, including Jen Psaki's show, it grapples with a troubling decline in viewership, highlighting its ongoing ratings struggles.