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Ed Schultz: I Was Fired From MSNBC Because I Supported Bernie Sanders

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MSNBC anchor-turned-Russia Today host, Ed Schultz, told National Review Monday that he believes he was fired from the left-leaning cable news network because he openly supported Bernie Sanders in the Democratic presidential primary. The network, he claims, was in the tank for Hillary Clinton.

The interview itself is fascinating and a shocking look at the inner workings of MSNBC, even if Schultz isn’t exactly a reliable narrator. Schultz claims that MSNBC took a heavy hand in dictating what went on air, and that he was often pushed in the direction of a story by higher-ups, even if he felt his audience wouldn’t be interested.

Schultz says his trouble at MSNBC started when he informed his bosses that he planned to cover Bernie Sanders’ campaign announcement live from Vermont, and that he would be airing the first, exclusive, cable network interview with the progressive presidential candidate. They objected, and even went so far as to tell Schultz to drop the story.

He refused. And was forced to cover a boring news story in Texas, he says.

Schultz is clear on whom he blames: Hillary Clinton.

“I think the Clintons were connected to [NBC’s] Andy Lack, connected at the hip,” Schultz told NRO host Jamie Weinstein. “I think that they didn’t want anybody in their primetime or anywhere in their lineup supporting Bernie Sanders. I think that they were in the tank for Hillary Clinton, and I think that it was managed, and 45 days later I was out at MSNBC.”

Schultz’s stint at MSNBC came to a screeching halt in July 2015, just as the Democratic primaries were heating up. That same week, the network also axed other underperforming shows, but Schultz maintains that he was given the boot because they didn’t want him speaking out against Clinton in the heat of the primaries.

A few months later, Schultz landed at Russia Today, where he’s a full-time, English language spokesperson for Vladimir Putin.

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