Veteran journalist Andrea Mitchell indicators off from her MSNBC present for the ultimate time right now, Friday, February 7, after 17 years on the community, and viewers are reacting to her exit from the anchor chair.
Mitchell, 78, will entrance her eponymous hour-long present, Andrea Mitchell Stories, for the final time right now, beginning at 12 pm ET. Nonetheless, she isn’t completely leaving the NBC Information employees, as she is about to function chief overseas affairs correspondent and Washington correspondent.
When she introduced her exit again in October 2024, Mitchell defined, “What I’ve all the time liked most as I’ve traveled world wide and right here throughout the U.S., is assembly folks, assembly our viewers, assembly you, particularly listening to about your lives and studying how we will do a greater job of informing you about our political leaders and our allies and adversaries world wide.”
Many MSNBC viewers are deliriously completely happy to see Mitchell step down. More and more in recent times she has acquired criticism for being too good about President Donald Trump whereas seemingly asking tough questions of Democrats.
“Thank goodness! About 15 years overdue!” wrote one X consumer forward of Mitchell’s closing MSNBC present.
“Andrea Mitchell is lastly leaving MSNBC. However didn’t she go away years in the past? Her lack of follow-ups, nodding to Republican lies, her unhinged anti-Hillary marketing campaign, and ‘either side’ framing gained’t be missed. Sadly, she helped open the misinformation floodgates that also hang-out us,” stated one other.
“Let’s hope that Andrea Mitchell remembers that she introduced she is retiring this time,” one other added.
One other stated, “Andrea Mitchell on behalf of all of us..Friday couldn’t come quickly sufficient..”
“Andrea Mitchell is leaving MSNBC. Nature is therapeutic,” wrote one viewer.
“Y’all can ship Andrea Mitchell on to retirement glory by not tuning in to her present,” added one other.
Nonetheless, she did obtain some help, with one fan writing, “My take is she was a pioneer for a lot of ladies journalists, sensible, courageous and chronic. Yeah, she misplaced her zip some time in the past, however was nonetheless good at her job. I might like to see her get extra accolades and fewer scorn. To her, I doff my hat and want her all the very best.”
“I want her properly additionally,” stated one other, “so long as she’s off-camera.”
Others, in the meantime, are hoping Jim Acosta, who simply left CNN, shall be given Mitchell’s slot.
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“Andrea Mitchell is leaving MSNBC after 17 yrs. Now could be the time for Jim Acosta to slip in there…” wrote one viewer.
“That is Andrea Mitchell’s final day reporting from the anchor chair on @MSNBC She is shifting to on-line reporting…GIVE THE JOB TO ACOSTA!!!!!!” stated one other.
“Jim Acosta was the one one I watched on CNN. Now..I’ll by no means should see CNNs channel on my timer ever once more. THANK YOU.. Channel No person Wants. I hope he will get Andrea Mitchell’s time slot on msnbc,” added one other.
One other wrote, “Jim Acosta ought to substitute Andrea Mitchell on
@MSNBC.”
“Expensive @MSNBC,Rent Jim @Acosta for Andrea Mitchell’s spot! You’ll surpass @DanaBashCNN very quickly flat!” stated one consumer.
“If MSNBC is sensible they’ll pay him no matter he needs and put him within the time slot Andrea Mitchell is leaving,” wrote one other
Mitchell’s exit comes amid a variety of shakeups at NBC Information and MSNBC. In January, MSNBC’s president, Rashida Jones, introduced her exit from the community. In the meantime, Rachel Maddow returned to the community for 5 nights every week whereas Jonathan Lemire was added to Morning Joe as a everlasting cohost amid criticisms of Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski.