MSNBC'S Nicolle Wallace spurs uproar over dire warning: Trump could force me off air if reelected

Matthew Chapman
April 29, 2024 

MSNBC anchor Nicolle Wallace (screengrab)

MSNBC's Nicolle Wallace made a startling prediction on Monday: should former President Donald Trump be voted back into the Oval Office, she and other journalists could find themselves forced out of their jobs.

Wallace's name quickly became a trend on the social media platform X as Americans on both sides of the aisle digested this disturbing take.

The MSNBC host made this remark while discussing the recent White House Correspondents' Dinner and a comment from President Joe Biden.

"[Trump] said he wants to be a dictator on day one," Biden told the nation. "He tells supporters he is their revenge and retribution. When in God's name have you ever heard another president say something like that? And he promised a 'bloodbath' when he loses again. We have to take this seriously."

Biden urged his viewers not to discount Trump's comments as mere campaign trail rhetoric.

"Eight years ago we could have written it off as just Trump talk," Biden said. "But no longer. Not after January 6th."

Biden then toasted the free press, and days later, Wallace shared her views.

"I've seen that toast a bunch of times, but it landed very differently this year," said Wallace. "Because depending on what happens in November, seven months from right now, this time next year, I might not be sitting here. There might not be a White House Correspondents' Dinner or free press. Will our democracy fall apart immediately without it? The real threat looms larger. A candidate with outward disdain, not just for a free press, but for all of our freedoms, and for the rule of law itself."

Wallace's remarks prompted a strong reaction on social media.

Many of the reactions came from MAGA supporters who were enraged that Wallace would suggest Trump is a threat to American freedom.

"Nicolle Wallace has lost her mind," posted Brigitte Gabriel, the head of the anti-Muslim hate group ACT For America. "Don’t get me too excited," said pro-Trump influencer Collin Rugg.

Other commenters, though, said they believe the threat Trump poses to the media is real.

"MSNBC host @NicolleDWallace makes the point I wish every journalist could understand: if Trump wins, she might not even be on the air," wrote political strategist Rachel Bitecofer. "It took the Nazis just 10 months to enact The Editor’s Law, which required Nazi permission to publish anything."

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