President Donald Trump unleashed a scathing attack on Joy Reid on Monday, mocking her as “mentally obnoxious and racist” after MSNBC canceled her primetime show, “The ReidOut,” as part of a major network shakeup. The announcement came last week, with NBC replacing Reid’s 7 p.m. slot with a panel show hosted by Symone Sanders Townsend, Alicia Menendez, and Michael Steele, per the New York Times. For conservatives, Trump’s Truth Social post is a victory lap, exposing the left’s hypocrisy and Reid’s polarizing tenure—proof the America First movement won’t tolerate media bias.
Trump didn’t hold back on Truth Social.
“Joy Reid, one of the most obnoxious, mentally disturbed, and racist people on television, has finally been fired by MSNBC after years of hate-filled rants against me and the America First agenda,” he wrote. “Good riddance to fake news!”
Reid’s departure ends a five-year run marked by controversy, from alleging Trump would deport “all Brown people” in 2024—drawing Megyn Kelly’s ire—to dodging accusations of plagiarism during her 2023 book launch. Her ratings plummeted, averaging 600,000 viewers this year, per Nielsen, down from 1.1 million in 2022, as MSNBC’s lineup struggled post-2024 election.
The network’s shakeup, led by new president Rebecca Kutler, signals a pivot from Reid’s bombastic style, which conservatives long criticized as divisive. Rachel Maddow, MSNBC’s top draw, returned to five nights a week in January, but even her 9 p.m. slot couldn’t save the network’s 31% approval rating among Democrats, per Gallup. Posts on X cheered Trump’s post—one user wrote, “Joy Reid’s gone—Trump’s right, she’s a racist hack.” Another added, “MSNBC’s sinking ship finally cut the anchor.”
Reid’s exit follows months of backlash. In November, Kelly slammed her on SiriusXM for “spreading racism” by claiming Trump’s deportations targeted legal “Brown people,” calling it “hate” NBC tolerated too long. Reid’s defenders, like Mehdi Hasan, cried foul on X, but conservatives see her cancellation as karma for years of anti-Trump vitriol, from Russia collusion to Hunter Biden denials.
Trump’s attack ties to his broader war on “fake news,” with FBI Director Kash Patel vowing on Monday to declassify Epstein files, signaling transparency the media buried. Reid’s show, known for in-depth interviews with anti-Trump figures, became a lightning rod, alienating viewers as Trump’s 2024 landslide proved America’s rejection of her narrative.
Republicans know this is a win for accountability. MSNBC’s slide reflects the left’s disconnect, with Biden’s policies—open borders, deficits past $35 trillion—driving voters to Trump. His January 20 “emergency price relief” memo and DOGE’s $55 billion cuts show the fix, while Reid’s fall proves the media’s reckoning. With over 70 lawsuits challenging Trump’s moves, conservatives are ready to back his vision, ensuring media bias faces the same scrutiny it dished out, delivering the truth Americans demanded in 2024.
