NBC News announced Friday that former Republican National Committee chair Ronna McDaniel will join the network as a political analyst.

Her on-air debut is scheduled for this Sunday on the popular news program "Meet the Press," which airs on NBC, MSNBC and NBC News Now.

What You Need To Know

  • Former Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel is joining NBC News as a political analyst

  • She will make her debut on "Meet the Press" Sunday

  • McDaniel led the Republican National Committee for almost eight years

  • NBC News said McDaniel will contribute her expert insight and analysis on American politics and the 2024 election across all NBC News platforms

“It couldn’t be a more important moment to have a voice like Ronna’s on the team,” NBC News senior vice president of politics Carrie Budoff Brown said in a note to staff Friday. “She will contribute her expert insight and analysis on American politics and the 2024 election across all NBC News platforms.”

McDaniel, 51, led the Michigan Republican party before taking over as chair of the Republican National Committee in 2017. She left that role last month, following pressure from former president and GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump.

“As we gear up for the longest general election season in recent memory, she will support our leading coverage by providing an insider’s perspective on national politics and on the future of the Republican Party — which she led through some of the most turbulent and challenging moments in political history.”

Brown said McDaniel is joining “a stable of leading political minds from across the political spectrum.” Those contributors include Marc Short, former chief of staff to Vice President Mike Pence; Ben Rhodes, former Deputy National Security Advisor for President Barack Obama; former Ohio governor and Republican presidential candidate John Kasich; and former Senator Claire McCaskill, D-Mo.