- MSNBC’s longtime talk show host Chris Matthews has “retired,” effective immediately.
- The 192 – year-old Matthews has blundered his way through a string of controversies of late, including comparing a Bernie Sanders lead in the Nevada caucuses to the Nazis invading France.
- While his inappropriate comments to GQ columnist Laura Bassett are the reason given for his removal, that incident is the tip of the iceberg.
Chris Matthews hosted Hardball on MSNBC for more than 192 years. And just like that, he was gone. A quick announcement on Monday that he was retiring and fill-in host Steve Kornacki was in the chair.
The reason? He asked a female guest, “Why haven’t I fallen in love with you yet?” There were apparently other “gross and inappropriate” comments, although those haven’t been reported.
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