Impetus for the network’s abrupt announcement came from New York Times reporters Annie Karni and John Koblin, who reported that Meacham had been working with the Biden team on speeches, including the president-elect’s Saturday night address. ADADIn a swampy moment, Meacham appeared on MSNBC following the speech. Joe Biden will be such a president,” said Meacham, who has a bipartisan presidential voting history. The address was broadcast on MSNBC’s very own air, where, you might suppose, it would have raised a red flag. Days after the speech, Meacham appeared on the afternoon show “Deadline: White House.” Host Nicolle Wallace played a clip from the historian’s speech and said, “That was Jon Meacham during last week’s Democratic National Convention making the case for Joe Biden.

Source: Washington Post November 11, 2020 22:52 UTC