MSNBC will retain its name after it is spun off from Comcast along with other cable assets. Mark Lazarus, who is leading the new company, told network staffers of the plans at a meeting today to announce the departure of Rashida Jones as the network’s president and the naming of Rebecca Kutler as interim leader,

Rashida Jones, who made history in 2021 with her leadership of MSNBC, announced Tuesday that she is stepping down from her role as network president. Jones (not to be confused with Quincy Jones’ actress and filmmaker daughter who shares the same name) leaves the network as it prepares to separate from its parent company and decides how it will cover the new Trump administration.

In an early morning rant, Donald Trump went off on Seth Meyers’ late night NBC show, declaring that “Comcast show pay a BIG price” for shows that he calls “political hits.” In Trump’s 1:24 a.m. ET post on Truth Social,

He also took aim at the NBC late night host's parent company Comcast, saying they should "pay a big price" for its shows' "political hits"

After Meyers blasted the president-elect during a regular segment on his program called “Closer Look,” Trump took to his Truth Social account on Tuesday morning, deriding Meyers for being a “bad” comedian and calling him a “moron” and “untalented.”