Blue on blue, heartache on heartache … This story gets more inglorious every day for NBC News and MSNBC. Rashida Jones, the MSNBC president who sided with her channel’s on-air hosts to oppose Ronna McDaniel’s hiring, turned out to be one of the most significant figures in her recruitment.
According to the Washington Post, in fact, Jones had to talk McDaniel into agreeing to appear on MSNBC, and NBC offered more money to sweeten the deal to convince her:
MSNBC President Rashida Jones participated in recruiting former Republican National Committee chair Ronna McDaniel earlier this month and McDaniel was offered a more lucrative contributor contract after she agreed to appear on MSNBC and not just NBC News, according to people familiar with the matter. …
In a friendly call between Jones and McDaniel, the two spoke about American politics, their young children and the need to have…
