'Stunned': MSNBC host shares passionate 'personal note' after learning show axed
Daniel Hampton
February 24, 2025
RAW STORY
MSNBC TV logo on a phone screen. (Photo credit: sdx15 / Shutterstock)
An MSNBC host swept up in a TV shakeup shared an emotional "personal note" Monday afternoon after learning her show got the ax.
Katie Phang was among the high-profile on-air anchors who saw their shows canceled Monday. Phang and Jose Diaz-Balart ran shows from Miami and were told their programs were being sunsetted. Joy Reid's show was also cut.
Phang took to Bluesky to express gratitude to supporters and said she was "stunned to hear this morning" that her eponymous show is "being cancelled."
"Since the show launched in 2022, the goal was to share with my viewers important conversation with brilliant guests whose insight and analysis elevated the discussion, especially with the constant breaking legal news."
She touted that her show platformed more Asian American and Pacific Islanders than "any other cable show ever."
"And I was, and remain, proud to have been one of the only AAPI hosts with her name on a show. Representation matters," she said.
Phang said her team was also directly impacted by the cancelation, and thanked them for working "tirelessly behind the scenes, with an incredible level of dedication and talent."
The last episode will air in April, she said.
Phang affirmed her belief in democracy and the necessity of the Fourth Estate to hold those in power to account.
"Keeping our focus on doing the right thing will bring us out of one of America's darkest times," she said.
She concluded by quoting the late civil rights leader Rep. John Lewis., who died in 2020, and promised to "continue to speak up, to speak out, and to fight the good fight."
MSNBC TV logo on a phone screen. (Photo credit: sdx15 / Shutterstock)
An MSNBC host swept up in a TV shakeup shared an emotional "personal note" Monday afternoon after learning her show got the ax.
Katie Phang was among the high-profile on-air anchors who saw their shows canceled Monday. Phang and Jose Diaz-Balart ran shows from Miami and were told their programs were being sunsetted. Joy Reid's show was also cut.
Phang took to Bluesky to express gratitude to supporters and said she was "stunned to hear this morning" that her eponymous show is "being cancelled."
"Since the show launched in 2022, the goal was to share with my viewers important conversation with brilliant guests whose insight and analysis elevated the discussion, especially with the constant breaking legal news."
She touted that her show platformed more Asian American and Pacific Islanders than "any other cable show ever."
"And I was, and remain, proud to have been one of the only AAPI hosts with her name on a show. Representation matters," she said.
Phang said her team was also directly impacted by the cancelation, and thanked them for working "tirelessly behind the scenes, with an incredible level of dedication and talent."
The last episode will air in April, she said.
Phang affirmed her belief in democracy and the necessity of the Fourth Estate to hold those in power to account.
"Keeping our focus on doing the right thing will bring us out of one of America's darkest times," she said.
She concluded by quoting the late civil rights leader Rep. John Lewis., who died in 2020, and promised to "continue to speak up, to speak out, and to fight the good fight."
'Dear god': DOJ's vow to remain vigilant 'against entities like the AP' raises alarm
Sarah K. Burris
February 24, 2025 3:59PM ET
RAW STORY
A shirt displaying the words “Gulf of America” is seen for sale during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland, U.S., February 20, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard
The acting U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C. issued an overt threat against the media Monday afternoon, saying the Justice Department intends to strike back against any news outlet fighting President Donald Trump's "America first" agenda.
The threat came after the Trump administration barred Associated Press journalists from accessing certain White House spaces and events, including the Oval Office and Air Force One, the AP said. At issue was the AP's refusal to refer to the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America.
"As President Trumps' (sic) lawyers, we are proud to fight to protect his leadership as our President and we are vigilant in standing against entities like the AOP that refuse to put America first," acting U.S. Attorney Edward Martin said in a statement.
Ten days after the incident, on Friday, the AP sued, naming Susie Wiles, the White House's deputy chief of staff, Taylor Budowich, and press secretary Karoline Leavitt as defendants.
“The press and all people in the United States have the right to choose their own words and not be retaliated against by the government,” the AP said in its lawsuit.
Politico reported Monday morning that Trump personally asked that the AP be banned.
Martin's comments raised alarm among experts and onlookers on social media.
"Dear god. You are not the president’s lawyers. You are the Government’s lawyers. Your oath is to the Constitution, not the President. Disgusting degradation of the Justice Department," said national security lawyer Bradley P. Moss.
"The AP's transgression is, apparently, not adopting the president's preferred name for the Gulf of Mexico," said Reuters justice reporter Brad Heath.
"He doesn’t even have anything to do with this case, it’s a Civil Division matter, not the USAO for DC," elections lawyer Andy Craig pointed out.
Sarah K. Burris
February 24, 2025 3:59PM ET
RAW STORY
A shirt displaying the words “Gulf of America” is seen for sale during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland, U.S., February 20, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard
The acting U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C. issued an overt threat against the media Monday afternoon, saying the Justice Department intends to strike back against any news outlet fighting President Donald Trump's "America first" agenda.
The threat came after the Trump administration barred Associated Press journalists from accessing certain White House spaces and events, including the Oval Office and Air Force One, the AP said. At issue was the AP's refusal to refer to the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America.
"As President Trumps' (sic) lawyers, we are proud to fight to protect his leadership as our President and we are vigilant in standing against entities like the AOP that refuse to put America first," acting U.S. Attorney Edward Martin said in a statement.
Ten days after the incident, on Friday, the AP sued, naming Susie Wiles, the White House's deputy chief of staff, Taylor Budowich, and press secretary Karoline Leavitt as defendants.
“The press and all people in the United States have the right to choose their own words and not be retaliated against by the government,” the AP said in its lawsuit.
Politico reported Monday morning that Trump personally asked that the AP be banned.
Martin's comments raised alarm among experts and onlookers on social media.
"Dear god. You are not the president’s lawyers. You are the Government’s lawyers. Your oath is to the Constitution, not the President. Disgusting degradation of the Justice Department," said national security lawyer Bradley P. Moss.
"The AP's transgression is, apparently, not adopting the president's preferred name for the Gulf of Mexico," said Reuters justice reporter Brad Heath.
"He doesn’t even have anything to do with this case, it’s a Civil Division matter, not the USAO for DC," elections lawyer Andy Craig pointed out.
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