Ex-MSNBC host Joy Reid went on antisemitic ‘rant’ about COVID, former staffer claims

GenerateKeyTakeaways FormerMSNBChostJoyReidwent“onavileantisemiticrant,”inwhichsheblamedOrthodoxJewsforthespreadofCOVID-19inNewYorkCity,aformerproductionassistantatthenetworkclaims. Inthesummerof2020,theleftyformer“TheReidOut”hostallegedlyrippedOrthodoxJews,sayingthey“onlycareaboutthemselves”andare“intheirownbubble,”andaccusedthegroupofrecklessbehaviorduringthepandemic,accordingtothePA. Theex-PA,whospokeonconditionofanonymity,saidsheisspeakingoutnowthatReid’sbeenaxedbecause“peopleshouldknowwhathercharacteris.” “They’rethereasonwhyCOVIDisspreadingacrossNewYork,”theformerstafferclaimedReidsaidunchallengedduringamorningconferencecall.“Theydon’tcareaboutCOVIDorspreadingittoothers.” AformerstafferclaimsJoyReidwentonanantisemiticrantduringCOVID.MSNBC “Iwasshockedshecalledoutagroupandgeneralizedthem,”saidtheex-PA,whoisJewish,whosaiditwasevenmoreshockingthatthe“otherpeople