Recent Stories in Politics.Shortly before 11 p.m., Maddow gave her final thoughts on the evening's events before signing off. Williams then said, 'Thanks for everything tonight. Glad you were a part of our coverage.' One network source quoted in the Post expressed anger that Williams 'patronized' Maddow by thanking her for 'visiting' her own program. However, Williams said 'everything,' not 'visiting.' According to the Post, MSNBC president Phil Griffin ripped Williams for his behavior.'

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Phil gave Brian a very stern rebuke, telling him, ‘Don't you ever do that again.' But Rachel didn't seem bothered by it and just laughed it off,' a source said.The Post reports:Fans of Maddow–who has been enjoying a massive ratings surge recently–erupted on ­social media, also accusing MSNBC of being sexist by bringing in a male anchor to break the big news on Maddow's 9 p.m. Show when she could have handled it better herself.To make matters worse, wily Williams also made a moron of himself by repeatedly referring to the bombs as 'beautiful' on the April 6 broadcast.A source at the network said, 'Not only did Brian go way over the top with his coverage of the missile strike, he then totally patronized Rachel by thanking her for ‘visiting' her own show and being ‘a part' of his ‘beautiful' coverage! Has he not learned anything from ‘Misremember-gate?' 'Williams is the former anchor of NBC Nightly News who lost his job in 2015 after reports emerged that he had fabricated, or 'misremembered,' a story that a helicopter he was in during the Iraq War was struck by enemy fire. Other past stories he has told came under scrutiny as well in an embarrassing investigation for NBC.After being, he reemerged as a breaking news anchor on MSNBC, and he now hosts 'The 11th Hour' on weeknights.

Looks like MSNBC executives are making some changes, but could they be going from bad to worse?

Network executives are reportedly considering a shake-up of sorts as they throw caution to the wind as far as their so-called reputation goes, according to a Page Six report revealing that “Brian Williams could come back from TV news exile.”

Possibly casting a fresh eye at the 7 p.m. timeslot that is currently home to Chris Matthews, sources told the outlet that executives may be thinking that “Hardball” has “gone soft, and they’re looking for relief from the bullpen.”

The fact that Williams has had a successful run with his “11th Hour With Brian Williams,” reportedly beating CNN and Fox News for three consecutive months in the “graveyard-adjacent time slot,” has apparently played in his favor.

“Brian’s done an amazing job of keeping his head down and working,” an MSNBC source told Page Six. “He hasn’t tried to take any victory laps at MSNBC.”

But keeping his head down was all he could do following his swift boot from “NBC Nightly News” in 2015 after it was revealed he had added some extra fictional details to some of his stories. He was suspended for six months and lost the anchor job he had held since 2004, and was “sent to the relative Siberia of 11 p.m. on sister station MSNBC,” Page Six reported.

An NBC News source told the outlet that “a lot of [NBC journalists] think Brian should’ve lost his job. He’s kind of forgotten at NBC News.”

The publication added:

Industry rumors suggest that bosses are unimpressed with Chuck Todd’s “Meet the Press” spinoff, “MTP Daily.”

Around MSNBC watercoolers, there’s also a wild theory that Williams could one day replace the hugely successful “Morning Joe” broadcast, should host and former pol Joe Scarborough revive his political career or exit for any reason.

The Williams scandal now seems “almost quaint,” an MSNBC source told Page Six, compared to recent #MeToo scandals involving broadcast names like Matt Lauer and Charlie Rose.

Quaint seems hardly the way many on Twitter viewed the journalistic plunge by Williams, and the idea of replacing any of MSNBC’s current lineup with the 59-year-old ignited plenty of reaction.

Fake it until you make it!

— TexasSpartan (@texasspartan2) March 1, 2019

Fortunately, such opportunities are of the “no credibility required” variety.

— Brian Hickey (@BrianOHickey) March 1, 2019

HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA https://t.co/CpRpaka7Yb

— CPAC, wouldn’t wanna BPAC (@jtLOL) March 1, 2019

Hope you didn’t get this scoop from Brian Williams.

— Sean (@Seanmj55) March 1, 2019

?????

— dfinney (@dfinney16) March 1, 2019

— Nicholas Matteo. (@NicholasMatteo) March 1, 2019

On one hand, We’re already rolling with too many Brians over at @msnbc

A boy and his blob walkthrough. Go one screen to the left and use a Tangerine Jellybean to get the treasure floating in the ceiling.

On the other hand, can you have Chris take Chuck Todd with him?

— Two Minutes Hate (@MyDemonVagina) March 1, 2019

Yay, someone I don’t care about is replacing another person I don’t care about.

— LEwis sunfLower (@LewisSunflower) March 1, 2019

In a way it’s sad that this is not even surprising.

— ❌Lesley Sebastian (Not down till I say I’m down.)❌ (@make_texas) March 1, 2019

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