The sweeping overhaul at MSNBC has reached production staff after tearing through its lineup of anchors. The network has already told the majority of employees who produce Rachel Maddow and Joy Reid’s shows that they were being let go with the option to apply for new roles,

Olivia Troye, who served as an adviser to former Vice President Mike Pence during President Donald Trump's first term, defended Joy Reid after MSNBC announced her show, The Reidout,was being canceled.