Former MSNBC host Keith Olbermann blasted the network for axing multiple non-white anchors, referring to the cuts as a “racist purge.” A day after news broke that Joy Reid’s show was being canceled, the network announced a complete schedule restructure,

Though the ex-MSNBC host critiqued the network's recent decisions, a source familiar with the situation tells PEOPLE that Katie Phang and Alex Wagner are expected to remain at the network, despite no

Former MSNBC star Keith Olbermann accuses network of racism for dropping Joy Reid - ‘MSNBC fired Joy Reid, and yes it is racist and maybe worse,’ Keith Olbermann said on Monday. ‘Yes, it is designed to keep out people who might think differently.

The sports and political commentator is speaking out against MSNBC for ending relations with Joy Reid and other hosts in 'a purge so brutally racist'.

After all, an instant claim of identity-based moral superiority requires far less thought than say, making a persuasive argument. And behind their claim lies the unspoken-yet-clearly-implied assertion that only a bigot would disagree with them or refuse their demands.