Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang ended his personal feud with MSNBC after demanding the network’s apology for what he deemed to be unfair coverage last month.
Yang, 44, appeared on the liberal-leaning network Friday after accusing them of unfair treatment last month. He specifically referenced November’s presidential debate and being erroneously left out of multiple on-air graphics as reasons behind his temporary boycott of the network.
The entrepreneur appeared on All In with Chris Hayes and explained his decision to be interviewed on the network on social media prior to its airing. “I am sitting down for a remote interview with Chris Hayes from South Carolina tonight. Chris, and other MSNBC journalists, have reached out to me and the team in the past days. I decided that I’d prefer to speak to as many Americans as possible – our message is too important,” Yang tweeted. “I appreciate everyone’s support. You all are the best. Let’s get our message out to as many people as possible and shock the world in 38 days.”
I appreciate everyone’s support. You all are the best. Let’s get our message out to as many people as possible and shock the world in 38 days. ????
— Andrew Yang? (@AndrewYang) December 27, 2019
During November’s presidential debate hosted by MSNBC, Yang did not receive his first question from moderators until more than 30 minutes into the event, while Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren was asked several questions by that time. While his campaign fundraised off of that perceived misconduct on the part of the moderators, he was not asked the fewest questions of the 10 candidates who participated in that debate.
Yang has also expressed frustration over the network misidentifying or omitting him when it comes to on-air graphics. The presidential candidate noted in his Twitter thread last month that “[MSNBC] omitted me from their graphics 12+ times, called me John Yang on air, and given me a fraction of the speaking time over 2 debates despite my polling higher than other candidates on stage.”
After he aired his grievances about the network, he said he would not appear on the network until they issued an on-air apology. At that time, an individual with knowledge of the situation told the Washington Examiner that a private apology was issued, though Yang’s campaign refuted that claim.
