Ex-MSNBC host Joy Reid curses 'orange a--hole' Trump, calls Bari Weiss a 'zealot' in 'Rise Up' speech

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. Former MSNBC host called out President Donald Trump and CBS editor-in-chief Bari Weiss during a fiery speech in New York. Ex-MSNBC host Joy Reid gave a fiery speech Sunday warning that President Donald Trump and his allies are trying to turn America into North Korea by reshaping its media companies. As Trump hosted a UFC event at the White House and the United States prepared to celebrate its 250th birthday, actress Jane Fonda and other celebrities gathered at "Rise Up, Sing Out: A Concert for the First Amendment." During the event, Reid delivered a speech condemning "orange a--hole" Trump’s impact on the media landscape, warning, "The threat is not coming, friends – it is here." "Don Lemon arrested, Georgia Fort arrested, Terry Moran fired from ABC, Scott Pelley fired from CBS by the clack [sic] of far-right ideologues who bought it and handed it ov