Chuck Todd said on Sunday that he91裸聊视频檒l be leaving 91裸聊视频淢eet the Press91裸聊视频� after a tumultuous near-decade of , to be replaced in the coming months by Kristen Welker.

Todd, 51, told viewers that 91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檝e watched too many friends and family let work consume them before it was too late91裸聊视频� and that he91裸聊视频檇 promised his family he wouldn91裸聊视频檛 do that.

Todd has often been an online punching bag for critics, including Donald Trump, during a polarized time, and there were rumors that his time at the show would be short when its executive producer was reassigned at the end of last summer, but NBC gave no indication this was anything other than Todd91裸聊视频檚 decision. It91裸聊视频檚 unclear when Todd91裸聊视频檚 last show will be, but he told viewers that this would be his final summer.

91裸聊视频淚 leave feeling concerned about this moment in history but reassured by the standards we91裸聊视频檝e set here,91裸聊视频� Todd said. 91裸聊视频淲e , and this network and program never will.91裸聊视频�

Welker, a former chief White House correspondent, has been at NBC News in Washington since 2011 and has been Todd91裸聊视频檚 chief fill-in for the past three years. She drew praise for between Trump, a Republican, and Joe Biden, a Democrat, in 2020.

Her 91裸聊视频渟harp questioning of lawmakers is a masterclass in political interviews,91裸聊视频� said Rebecca Blumenstein, NBC News president of editorial, in a memo announcing Welker91裸聊视频檚 elevation on Sunday.

Now Welker, 46, will be thrust into what promises to be another contentious presidential election cycle.

The Sunday morning political interview show has aired since 1947, led by inventor and first host Martha Rountree. Its peak came in the years that Tim Russert moderated, from 1991 until his death in 2008, with its footing less certain since then. Tom Brokaw briefly filled in after Russert91裸聊视频檚 death, and David Gregory replaced him until being forced out in favor of Todd.

Welker will be the first Black moderator of 91裸聊视频淢eet the Press91裸聊视频� and the first woman since Rountree left in 1953.

Todd said that he was proud of expanding the 91裸聊视频淢eet the Press91裸聊视频� brand to a daily show, which initially aired on MSNBC but was shifted to streaming, along with podcasts and newsletters, even a film festival.

91裸聊视频淗e transformed the brand into a vital modern-day franchise, expanding its footprint to an array of new mediums, and kept 91裸聊视频楳eet the Press91裸聊视频� at the forefront of political discourse,91裸聊视频� Blumenstein said.

It didn91裸聊视频檛 stop critics from jumping on to social media when they didn91裸聊视频檛 like an interview Todd conducted. Trump even anointed Todd with one of his signature nicknames, Sleepy Eyes, and later called on NBC to fire Todd in 2020 over its airing of a CBS interview clip with his then-Attorney General William Barr. Todd later said the show had been unaware at the time of a longer soundbite of the interview that would have provided more context, and he apologized for the mistake.

Todd was roasted at the White House Correspondents91裸聊视频� Association dinner in 2022 by Trevor Noah, who pointed him out in the audience and said, 91裸聊视频淗ow are you doing? I91裸聊视频檇 ask a follow-up, but I know you don91裸聊视频檛 know what those are.91裸聊视频�

Todd alluded to his critics in announcing his exit on Sunday.

91裸聊视频淚f you do this job seeking popularity, you are doing this job incorrectly,91裸聊视频� he said. 91裸聊视频淚 take the attacks from partisans as compliments. And I take the genuine compliments with a grain of salt when they come from partisans.91裸聊视频�

The goal of each show, he said, is to 91裸聊视频渕ake you mad, make you think, shake your head in disapproval at some point and nod your head in approval at others.91裸聊视频�

In the just-concluded television season, 91裸聊视频淢eet the Press91裸聊视频� was third in viewers after CBS91裸聊视频� 91裸聊视频淔ace the Nation91裸聊视频� and ABC91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频淭his Week,91裸聊视频� each of them averaging between 2.5 million and 2.9 million viewers, the Nielsen ratings company said.

David Bauder, The Associated Press

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