Resurfaced Video Shows Joy Reid Calling Founding Fathers ‘Leeches’ and ‘Killers’ in Lengthy Rant [WATCH]

A resurfaced video of former MSNBC host Joy Reid circulated widely on social media Sunday, highlighting comments in which she referred to the Founding Fathers as “killers” and “leeches” while accusing them of committing genocide against indigenous populations, as reported by The Independent Journal Review.

The clip renewed scrutiny of Reid’s past commentary during a period of major organizational changes at the network.

Reid was dismissed from MSNBC in February as the network restructured following significant ratings declines.

Comcast later announced it would spin off MSNBC, CNBC, USA, E!, Oxygen, SyFy, and other channels after MSNBC viewership fell by more than fifty percent following Kamala Harris’ 2024 presidential election loss. The network formally rebranded as MSNOW in November.

In the resurfaced rant, Reid criticized the origins of the United States and questioned the motivations of the Founding Fathers.

“So that you know, this nation was founded by killers who slaughtered 90 percent of the indigenous people,” Reid said.

“Leeches who glommed off of the indigenous who taught them how to survive in the wilderness and then murdered them… and took all their land. And you talk about entitlement, they felt entitled to own other people, and they didn’t even want to pay taxes on it, so they decided to have a whole war with Britain.”

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Reid suggested that the Founders possessed a strong sense of “entitlement” and implied that their grievances with King George III were less legitimate than commonly understood.

The resurfaced comments follow years of controversy surrounding Reid’s on-air remarks. During the 2024 election, Reid criticized “white women” for not supporting former Vice President Kamala Harris.

“In the end, if they didn’t make their numbers and essentially exceed the numbers that Joe Biden had in the suburbs, I think we have to be blunt about why. Black voters came through for Kamala Harris, white women voters did not,” she said on Nov. 5, 2024, during MSNBC’s election coverage.

Reid also used her Substack livestream to target President Donald Trump, claiming he “is the physical embodiment of all of America’s sins.”

Her MSNBC program regularly featured interviews with Democratic lawmakers and candidates.

She previously hosted Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, who claimed on-air that Somalis implicated in Minnesota’s alleged $1 billion welfare fraud schemes were not leaving the United States.

Reid also aired comments by former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams, who referred to Vice President J.D. Vance as a “DEI graduate.”

Reid’s ratings struggled before her termination. On Feb. 19, 2025, she drew 922,000 viewers, compared to 973,000 for MSNBC host Chris Hayes, and far below the viewership numbers of Lawrence O’Donnell and Rachel Maddow.

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