NBC News' decision to part with Ronna McDaniel looks 'soft, weak and scared,' soccer great Alexi Lalas says

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American soccer great Alexi Lalas questioned NBC News’ decision to drop former RNC chair Ronna McDaniel from its network after only a few days.

The decision came following backlash from on-air talent like Rachel Maddow, Chuck Todd and others. Lalas wondered why it wasn’t up to the staff to "publicly destroy her on air" if she was truly as "deplorable" as the angry mob made her out to be.

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Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel speaks at the Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC) Annual Leadership Summit on October 28, 2023 at the Venetian Conference Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.

"If she is truly the deplorable and dangerous monster that these folks make her out be, wouldn’t it be a service to the American people to publicly destroy her on air with their truths and facts? Should be easy," he wrote on X. I’d watch. "

He added that removing McDaniel has the opposite effect.

"This just makes them look soft, weak, and scared."

NBC News’ decision came down on Tuesday.

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Alexi Lalas arrives for the official FIFA World Cup 2026 brand #WeAre26 campaign launch in Los Angeles, California on May 17, 2023. (FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)

"There is no doubt that the last several days have been difficult for the News Group," NBCUniversial News Group Chairman Cesar Conde began Tuesday in a copy of the memo obtained by Fox News Digital. "After listening to the legitimate concerns of many of you, I have decided that Ronna McDaniel will not be an NBC News contributor."

Conde acknowledged