{"id":2810,"date":"2023-06-05T12:53:15","date_gmt":"2023-06-05T12:53:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailynewsintime.net\/?p=2810"},"modified":"2023-06-05T12:53:15","modified_gmt":"2023-06-05T12:53:15","slug":"breaking-chuck-todd-is-officially-leaving-meet-the-press-heres-what-we-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailynewsintime.net\/index.php\/2023\/06\/05\/breaking-chuck-todd-is-officially-leaving-meet-the-press-heres-what-we-know\/","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Chuck Todd Is Officially Leaving \u2018Meet The Press\u2019; Here\u2019s What We Know\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Meet The Press<\/em>\u00a0host Chuck Todd announced on Sunday that he will be leaving the program this year after hosting for nearly a decade. Todd will be replaced by Kristen Welker, who currently works as the co-chief White House correspondent at NBC News.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s been an amazing nearly decade-long run. I am really proud of what this team and I have built over the last decade,\u201d Todd said during Sunday\u2019s broadcast. \u201cI\u2019ve loved so much of this job, helping to explain America to Washington and explain Washington to America.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Todd will remain at NBC as the network\u2019s chief political analyst. \u201cWhen I took over \u2018Meet the Press,\u2019 it was a Sunday show that had a lot of people questioning whether it still could have a place in the modern media space,\u201d he added. \u201cWell, I think we\u2019ve answered that question and then some.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Chuck Todd will depart NBC&#39;s &#39;Meet the Press&#39; after nine years hosting the show.<\/p>\n<p>Kristen Welker, NBC News\u2019 co-chief White House correspondent, will succeed him. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/giJX6qkyv9\">https:\/\/t.co\/giJX6qkyv9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NBC News (@NBCNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBCNews\/status\/1665358452124778499?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 4, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Todd\u2019s replacement, Kristen Welker, has filled in as a replacement host on a number of occasions. During his announcement Sunday, Todd said Welker is \u201cready\u201d for the job, something that influenced his decision to step down. \u201cI\u2019ve had the privilege of working with her from essentially her first day, and let me just say she\u2019s the right person in the right moment,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Welker has worked at NBC since 2010. In 2020, she moderated the final debate between Joe Biden and then-President Trump in 2020. \u201cShe has masterfully moderated primary and general election presidential debates and her sharp questioning of lawmakers is a masterclass in political interviews,\u201d NBC News\u2019 president of editorial, Rebecca Blumenstein, and NBC News\u2019 senior vice president of politics, Carrie Budoff Brown, wrote in a memo to employees.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe is a dogged reporter who relishes getting big scoops and is widely admired throughout the bureau and the network for her deeply collaborative nature.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Welker\u2019s family has donated tens-of-thousands of dollars to Democrat candidates over the years, including $20,000 to former President Barack Obama\u2019s campaign, as well as the Biden campaign in 2020, according to a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2020\/10\/17\/kristen-welker-next-debate-moderator-has-deep-democrat-ties\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">report<\/a>\u00a0from the\u00a0<em>New York Post<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>In March 2016, Welker tipped off Hillary Clinton\u2019s communications director Jennifer Palmieri about what question she was going to ask next. Welker was caught on live television while believing she was off the air.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Here&#39;s Kristen Welker, next debate moderator on a hot mic tipping off Hillary&#39;s Com Dir about at a question she planned to ask during a post-debate interview, helping HRC rob Bernie. KW just deleted her Twitter account. Tell me the media is not corrupt. Brazen, absolutely brazen. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gpk6q0y8uO\">pic.twitter.com\/gpk6q0y8uO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; CVN-76 (@DonaldsHeroes) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DonaldsHeroes\/status\/1317527266348314624?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 17, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meet The Press\u00a0host Chuck Todd announced on Sunday that he will be leaving the program this year after hosting for nearly a decade. Todd will be replaced by Kristen Welker, who currently works as the co-chief White House correspondent at NBC News. \u201cIt\u2019s been an amazing nearly decade-long run. 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