Conservatives say 'good riddance' to Joy Reid's MSNBC show as liberals slam network shake-up

Critics pointed to some viral clips of Reid, who has made headlines for her attacks against Trump supporters and on the president himself. 

MSNBC canceled her show as part of a major shake-up at the network. 

Reid's 7 p.m. ET program will be replaced by a show featuring Symone Sanders-Townsend, a former spokesperson to Vice President Kamala Harris, Alicia Menendez and RNC Chair turned MSNBC host Michael Steele, according to a source familiar with the plans. 

Former FCC chairman Ajit Pai quipped, "An unfortunate development for Joy Reid's viewer, considering the host's insightful analysis on political topics." Pai included a clip of Reid praising former Vice President Kamala Harris' "flawlessly run campaign," despite losing to Trump. 

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., shared the news on X, saying, "The ad execs and the board finally figured out that racism, lies, and Trump derangement syndrome will put them out of business."

Some liberal commentators slammed the network on the social media platform, Bluesky. 

Olbermann also made the argument that a panel show, which is what will be replacing Reid's program, wouldn't be successful. 

"Also: panel shows with multiple meh hosts don't work in primetime in cable news. They didn't work in 2003, which is about the last time MSNBC tried one - even those executives understood the need for strong solo anchors (though they seldom could identify them)," he wrote.