Piers Morgan and former MSNBC personality Joy Reid got into a tense exchange when the former accused her of playing "the race card" and pointed out she was likely fired from her job for being boring.
And, as evidence that we are living in Bizarro World right now, Reid fired back by claiming any suggestion that she is a race-baiter is, in itself, race-baiting.
The heated back-and-forth kicked off when Morgan played recent clips of Reid saying she got canned by MSNBC for saying Americans care more about the plight of Ukrainians than Palestinians because of their skin color, and later claiming President Trump doesn't like her because she's a black woman.
"Joy, I mean, let’s be honest. I don’t think you were fired after all those years because of your skin color or because you’re a black woman. I think you were fired because your show just got increasingly unpopular," Morgan said. "Why play the race card?"
"I love the fact that your ‘play the race card’ is your version of the race card. You literally are so fixated on trying to racialize conversations with me, Piers, I find it actually quite charming ..." Reid fired back.
Morgan interjected, "You racialized more conversations in your tenure at MSNBC than any host in history."
The fireworks were something to behold.
“You racialize everything Joy, come on!”
— Piers Morgan Uncensored (@PiersUncensored) July 17, 2025
Piers Morgan tells Joy Reid her show got cancelled because of her viewing figures, not because she’s a black woman.
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As you might imagine, things got even more heated when Morgan continued to point out why Reid was fired from MSNBC.
"You take an entire conversation I had with Marc Lamont Hill and pick the bits that you can racialize because this is your schtick," Reid objected after he played clips of her own words.
"You racialize everything, Joy, come on," the host retorted. "It’s not my schtick, it was your schtick, but people got bored with it."
As previously stated, Bizarro World. Hearing Joy Reid slamming another host for 'racializing' everything is absurd.
Self awareness: -500 points.
Reid, of course, was unceremoniously fired by MSNBC back in February when, to Piers' point, the recent election results made it clear that people were tired of the race-baiting and false accusations that every time a liberal is criticized, it's because the critic is racist.
Reid's show, “The ReidOut," had been a staple of insanity on the network for five years, which worked well in the era of Biden's presidency, but wasn't going to translate once the adults were back in the room.
She broke down in tears after the firing and suggested, without evidence, that her "show had value."
🚨 Joy Reid breaks down sobbing while addressing being fired from MSNBC:
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) February 24, 2025
"My show had value...whether it was the Black Lives Matter issues...We need to understand 1619 as the real founding of this country...Gaza...the American people have a right to object to little babies being… pic.twitter.com/Ux5Nu1lZf5
How intense did the clash between Reid and Morgan get? The host of "Piers Morgan Uncensored" even brought up his guest's history of homophobic rants.
"You're posting on your blog that you wouldn't watch Brokeback Mountain cuz you don't want to see two male characters having sex," Morgan challenged. "Your words, not mine, Joy."
"And your point is?" she countered.
Content aside, what's interesting here is that Reid didn't deny having written such things on her blog. Does anyone remember that she had the FBI investigating to find who “hacked” her blog and posted antisemitic and homophobic messages?
Reid would later slam Morgan for ambushing her in the interview and suggesting he was race-baiting for his “very white audience.”
Pot, meet kettle.
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