On social media, many shared their opinions, ranging for echos of Trump's sentiments to questioning what the revelation meant for the program going forward.
"Despite the significant obstacles this presents to our ability to gather and report news in the national public interest, we will continue to report with the same integrity and rigor NBC News always has.”
The pre-taped interview will take place at Trump's Mar-a-Lago home, with portions of the conversation being aired on Special Report with Bret Baier on Monday, February 10th.
On social media, current and former co-workers shared their well wishes for his future, while detractors shared excitement over the news that he was departing the legacy news brand.
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