Vice President Kamala Harris’s former top aide Symone Sanders is joining MSNBC after leaving the Biden administration less than two weeks ago, network president Rashida Jones announced on Monday.
Sanders will likely continue backing her ex-boss from the sidelines in her new role as a host on the left-leaning network’s weekend programming. She’s also signed on to host a Peacock show on MNSBC’s streaming arm The Choice.
No information has been released on what her shows will be called or who the first guests will be, though MSNBC said they would begin airing in the spring.
Sanders is the most notable outgoing Biden administration official so far to turn her exit into a full-time news media role.
The top Democratic strategist is joining the Biden and Harris-friendly channel after defending Harris throughout a mountain of negativity plaguing her first year as vice president.
On top of consistently low poll numbers, the former California senator is grappling with a slew of reports painting her as a workplace bully and and her office losing seven staffers since the disastrous border trip on June 25.
A press release announcing Sanders’ new gig states her show ‘will explore issues at the intersection of politics, culture and race and break down how decisions made in Washington impact electorates, industries, and communities across the country.’
‘She will also interview law and policy makers, top government officials, scholars, and thought leaders.’