In a thread from Andrew Yang in which he plugs his podcast, MSNBC Producer admits that she was directed to ignore Andrew Yang during the primaries.

Monday on https://t.co/COEsnkaeeO longtime MSNBC producer @arianapekary joins us to discuss her public departure from the network, the forces that shape cable news coverage, and what we can do to improve our trust in media. A lot of people are concerned about this. Thanks Ariana! pic.twitter.com/tZrMQwGYyB

— Andrew Yang🧢🇺🇸 (@AndrewYang) November 22, 2020

Actually, I just reviewed my journal. On 4/25/19, I was told that we were never to pursue Andrew for an interview on our show (along with several others). The list of candidates was dictated, but the reasons for allowing them or not were not explained.

— Ariana Pekary (@arianapekary) November 22, 2020

(Back in 2019, there was controversy over whether Andrew Yang's mic was cut during the various debates that took place on MSNBC.)

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In another narrow vote, the Minneapolis City Council approved the proposal that will give the Minneapolis Police Department about $500,000 to make contracts with other agencies to increase the amount of officers on the streets through the end of the year.

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