NBC’s Guthrie on Ronna McDaniel: ‘It Was an Unpleasant Few Days at Our Network’

EXCERPT:

COLBERT: “Well, one of the big stories of about NBC, and about NBC News recently, was the hiring of -- and firing -- of Ronna McDaniel, used -- used to be the head of the RNC. And so my question for you is, why did you, Savannah Guthrie, personally make that decision to hire her?”
GUTHRIE: “I'm glad that --”
COLBERT: “And -- and I want you to answer for your crimes. Why did you think that was the best idea?”
GUTHRIE: “I'm glad you've given me this platform.”
COLBERT: “Thank you.”
GUTHRIE: “Let me see if I can make this as boring as possible, this answer, and I do still work there, you know that, right?”
COLBERT: “Sure. Yeah, I do. I do.”
GUTHRIE: “Do you have any openings around here?”
COLBERT: “Yeah.”
GUTHRIE: “Yeah.”
COLBERT: “So, yeah.”
GUTHRIE: “No, I mean, look, it was an unpleasant few days at our network, no question about it. “
COLBERT: “Did you know this was going to happen?”
GUTHRIE: “Absolutely not.”