Joy Reid on Monday said she won't apologize for her comments about President Donald Trump after her MSNBC show, The Reidout, was canceled.
Why It Matters
The cancellation of The Reidout follows Rebecca Kutler becoming the liberal-leaning network's new president. MSNBC ratings slumped after the election, but they have rebounded since Trump's inauguration in January. Her show was long seen as a fixture on the network.
Her commentary, which has routinely criticized Trump and Republicans, has often gone viral on social media.
What To Know
Reid discussed the cancellation during an interview on the Win With Black Women podcast on Monday, saying she is "not sorry" for her commentary on MSNBC "whether it was the Black Lives Matter issues" or when she "went hard for immigrants who've done nothing but come to this country like my parents did and try to make a life and defended them."
"Or whether we've talked about what the president is doing that is subversive to the Constitution, that is injurious to our liberty, you know, defending books that people find inconvenient, you know, that Nikole Hannah-Jones put into our spirit that we need to understand 1619 as the real founding of this country," added.
Reid continued: "Whether it's talking about any of these issues and, yes, whether it's talking about Gaza and the fact that we as the American people have a right to object, to have a right to object to little babies being bombed. Where I come down on that is I'm not sorry. I am not sorry that I stood up for those things because those things are of God."
News reports about The Reidout cancellation emerged over the weekend, and MSNBC officially confirmed it on Monday. Reid's show was on the air for about five years.
Symone Sanders Townsend, Michael Steele and Alicia Menendez, who currently host The Weekend, will take over Reid's time slot.
What People Are Saying
Kutler, in a statement reported by the Associated Press: "Joy Reid is leaving the network and we thank her for her countless contributions over the years. Her work has been recognized with several esteemed honors, including most recently, the 2025 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding News Series."
Journalist Karen Attiah on X: "Over the course of my career, Joy Reid has been one of the few to give me and so many other Black voices consistent airtime. Black women's voices are needed now more than ever. This cancellation hurts, but the bounce back will be impeccable. We got you, Joy."
Representative Ro Khanna, a California Democrat, on X: "Joy Reid @thereidout is one of the boldest voices speaking truth to power. She speaks out for justice at home AND abroad. MSNBC should not have fired her. This comes after firing @mehdirhasan. Joy deserves to have a show in prime time given how many she speaks for."
Megyn Kelly on X: "Joy Reid has viciously mocked the tears of every white person she's helped cancel over the years for some imaginary racial slight. She's had zero empathy for anyone. Now she wants us to feel sorry for her. WE DON'T."
What Happens Next
Rotating anchors will host Reid's hour over the next few weeks. Reid hasn't announced plans for her next venture.
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