Former NBC News anchor Brian Williams, ousted for lying and making up stories, has a new job. He will return to the air on Sept. 22 as part of MSNBC’s coverage of Pope Francis’ visit to the United States.
MSNBC is consistently the lowest rated news network, and Williams is starting at a humble position there that won’t be during prime time.
The network pinpointed the date of Williams’ return Thursday. It had been looking toward coverage of the pope’s visit as the place to start the anchor in his new post – covering breaking news stories during MSNBC’s daylight hours.
Williams lost his job as anchor of NBC’s “Nightly News” and was suspended for six months after a pattern emerged that he had lied about his role covering certain news stories. Lester Holt has taken over at “Nightly News” and maintained NBC’s lead in the evening news ratings competition.
The Associated Press contributed to this article
The only job Brian Williams is qualified for is sweeping in floors at your local supermarket!!!! Personally if this lying POS were to tell me that the sun would rise in the east tomorrow, I’d be asking you for a second opinion!
What Brian Williams did is no different than when my uncles used to tell stories about their time in WWII. Just exaggerated a little, and remembered differently than the cold, hard facts. Let the poor man alone!
Many people make mistakes worse than anything Brian Williams did. Leave him alone! Imagine what some of the Others got away with. He didn’t kill anyone, didn’t steal anything, he only told a lie which is bad but could have been worse. Plus who did his Lie injure? And the comment made about him sweeping floors is ridiculous!! Some people are just jealous of him. Plus I don’t believe everything I hear. Maybe You should try that. And just how truthful are YOU??
If all broadcasters who present biased and distorted information were to be fired or demoted, major network news agencies would have to close their doors. While most newscasters do not present themselves as point men, as did Williams, they still present distorted versions of events, often omitting facts that constitute accuracy. Accuracy is increasingly being over-ruled by “political correctness,” which supports the propaganda of the ruling elite of all countries, the US being among the worst.