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Brian Williams Trolls Twice Impeached Trump & Boot Licker Kevin McCarthy with ‘Jerry Maguire’ Clip
Source: WENN.com / WENN Brian Williams has jokes. Last night (Jan. 29), the MSNBC anchor and host of The 11th Hour “accidentally” shared a clip from Jerry Maguire the 1996 film starring Tom Cruise instead of a meeting between politicians. Keep in mind that Williams and his guests, the always on point comedian and activist Baratunde Thurston and conservative Bill Kristol, were discussing the visit House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy paid that day to twice impeached ex-President Donald Trump in Florida. Williams set the clip up by saying he about to share “what I’m told is the first exclusive video out of this meeting today between McCarthy and Trump. We’ll watch it and react on the other side.” Someone PLEASE TELL ME what happened tonight on @11thHour with Brian Williams! 🤣 pic.twi...
First Americans vaccinated as U.S. death toll passes 300,000
An intensive care unit nurse became the first person in the United States to receive the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine on Monday, calling it a sign that “healing is coming,” as the U.S. coronavirus death toll crossed a staggering 300,000 lives lost. Sandra Lindsay, who has treated some of the sickest COVID-19 patients for months, was given the vaccine at Long Island Jewish Medical Center in the New York City borough of Queens, an early epicenter of the country’s COVID-19 outbreak, receiving applause on a livestream with New York Governor Andrew Cuomo. “It didn’t feel any different from taking any other vaccine,” Lindsay said. “I feel hopeful today, relieved. I feel like healing is coming. I hope this marks the beginning of the end of a very painful time in our history. “I want to instil...
Tiffany Cross, Jonathan Capehart Tapped To Host MSNBC Weekend Shows
Source: Marla Aufmuth / Getty Veteran journalists Tiffany Cross and Jonathan Capehart are the new hosts of two new shows on MSNBC. According to Deadline, MSNBC is launching two new weekend shows with political analyst Tiffany Cross and Washington Post opinion columnist Jonathan Capehart. After weeks of competing for the coveted weekend slots on the network, previously held by Joy Reid‘s “A.M. Joy”, both were announced to be filling the slots, with Cross anchoring MSNBC on Saturdays between 10 a.m. and noon, while Capehart leads Sundays in the same time period. Both anchors revealed in an interview that they want to build on the efforts of Reid, whose show created a new weekend habit for curious MSNBC viewers eager to gain perspective on the headlines. “The people w...
RZA Reveals Plans For New Album In Interview With MSNBC’s Ari Melber
Source: MSNBC / MSNBC One of Hip-Hop’s most talented producers is ready to get back to his solo career. The RZA has confirmed he has a new project on the way. In a new exclusive interview, The Abott sat down with with MSNBC to discuss several hot topics including police brutality in America and the ongoing fight for equal rights. The new interview is airing for the first time as part of Mavericks with Ari Melber a series of exclusive conversations with MSNBC’s “The Beat” host Ari Melber and mavericks across music, film and business. As expected he weaved in martial arts into the conversation when discussing civil rights. “When you look at America like sometime as a Black man it’s dismal. It goes back to slavery, oppression, just fighting for the right speak, right to vote or sit down…have ...
European Union backs Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala for WTO role
The European Union has endorsed former Nigerian finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as the next director-general of the World Trade Organisation, Bloomberg reported. The business news outlet cited anonymous officials familiar with the matter that all the 27 EU member countries agreed on Monday in Brussels to support Mrs. Okonjo-Iweala. Bloomberg also reported that the United States has decided to back Yoo Myung-hee, South Korea’s trade minister, for the role. The position has been fiercely contested amongst candidates of different countries since Roberto Azevedo resigned in August. Last month, Okonjo-Iweala and Myung-hee were selected as the last two candidates in the contest. The EU’s endorsement is seen as a significant boost for Okonjo-Iweala’s candidacy, with the final winner expected...
Joy Reid Set To Make History As Cable’s First Black Female Prime-Time Anchor
Source: Randy Brooke / Getty MSNBC national correspondent and political commentator Joy Reid is about to make history. According to Page Six, the veteran television host is set to take over the slot previously occupied by Hardball host Chris Matthews until his abrupt exit from MSNBC amidst accusations of inappropriate behavior. Reid, who currently hosts the morning show AM Joy, has filled in for the network’s prime-time stars including Rachel Maddow and Chris Hayes. The experience helped solidify Reid as a perfect fit for the suddenly opened slot, after Matthews, who’d been hosting “Hardball” on the network since 1999, quit after accusations of “inappropriate comments,” including flirting with a guest off camera. Although the announcement hasn’t been made official just yet, Reid ...
Joy Reid Set To Make History As Cable’s First Black Female Prime-Time Anchor
Source: Randy Brooke / Getty MSNBC national correspondent and political commentator Joy Reid is about to make history. According to Page Six, the veteran television host is set to take over the slot previously occupied by Hardball host Chris Matthews until his abrupt exit from MSNBC amidst accusations of inappropriate behavior. Reid, who currently hosts the morning show AM Joy, has filled in for the network’s prime-time stars including Rachel Maddow and Chris Hayes. The experience helped solidify Reid as a perfect fit for the suddenly opened slot, after Matthews, who’d been hosting “Hardball” on the network since 1999, quit after accusations of “inappropriate comments,” including flirting with a guest off camera. Although the announcement hasn’t been made official just yet, Reid ...
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