When Jen Psaki became Biden’s White House press secretary, people immediately began speculating about how long it would be before she had her own show on CNN or MSNBC.
And now, here we are. MSNBC is giving Psaki her own Sunday afternoon show, presumably to compete with all the other Sunday news shows.
Critics will undoubtedly point out that Dana Perino is a former Bush spokeswoman and now works for FOX News, but Perino didn’t leave the White House less than a year ago.
MSNBC to Launch New Sunday Program Led by Former White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki https://t.co/g0JFm2XEqH
— Variety (@Variety) February 21, 2023
From Variety:
MSNBC to Launch New Sunday Program Led by Former White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki
Jen Psaki is about to test whether MSNBC viewers are ready to embrace another political aide who hopes to make a jump from the White House to their house.
MSNBC plans to launch “Inside With Jen Psaki,” a new program led by the former White House Press Secretary, on Sundays at noon, starting on March 19. The program will stream on the NBCUniversal Peacock hub a day later. Psaki is also developing “a new original streaming and social show, both set to launch this spring,” MSNBC said in a statement Monday. Psaki’s program will replace an hour that has long been anchored by weekend veteran Alex Witt, who will continue to hold forth Saturdays from noon to 2 p.m. and Sundays between 1 p.m. and 2 p.m.
How exciting. Not.
money-losing operation used as a slush fund for corporate-approved political insiders to cash out on their 'public' service
— online nobody (@online_nobody) February 21, 2023
It’s called “ Psaki: Lies from the Oval Office”
— Max Wax (@MaxWax123456) February 21, 2023
Media critic Joe Concha makes a good point here.
So there was a bidding war for Jen Psaki's services so MSNBC can give her a *noon* Sunday show? One thought: Without a foil like Peter Doocy or Jacqui Henrich to challenge her, Psaki just ain't that compelling on TV. Make this like PTI-debate program and you may have something… https://t.co/PmZO7cgpZJ
— Joe Concha (@JoeConchaTV) February 21, 2023
OutKick’s take was a little more frank.
MSNBC gives Little Red Lying Hood her own show.
Will you watch?https://t.co/2ZjnuGVelp
— OutKick (@Outkick) February 21, 2023
Will we be talking about Karine Jean-Pierre’s new MSNBC show a year from now?
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