Naturally, everyone at NBC, from the NBCUniversal News Group Chair Cesar Conde to Meet the Press moderator and diversity hire Kristen Welker, come off as scheming, dishonest backstabbers pretending they had no idea McDaniel was coming on board when it sure sounds like they did.

Honestly, these people are so vile and corrupt. The good news is that their vileness and corruption are no longer hidden. They feel so insulated in their velvet echo chamber. They are so far removed from Normal people that they have no idea how Normal people see them and what they are doing to their own reputations and credibility.

But as I said yesterday, this was also a calculated move to interfere in the 2024 election — a preemptive move, a dog whistle to Republican operatives that if they criticize the media or argue against a precious media narrative, they will not be employable in the sweet, sweet world of cable news contributors. In other words, Chuck Todd and the rest are hoping the New Blacklist Rules will sabotage the effectiveness of Trump campaign staffers.