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Rashida Leans Forward

The MSNBC chief, who has led the progressive network since February 2021, is mulling a departure after Donald Trump's inauguration.

MSNBC chief Rashida Jones. (Photo by Riccardo Savi/Getty Images for Concordia Summit)

Rashida Jones is weighing an exit from MSNBC.

The MSNBC chief, who has led the progressive network since February 2021, has been mulling a departure after she finishes guiding the news organization through President-elect Donald Trump's second inauguration in early 2025, I am told by people familiar with the matter.

Jones is well-liked by her stable of high-profile anchors and news of her potential exit is likely to…

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