MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell slammed over emotional farewell as she breaks down in tears during final broadcast

MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell was slammed by viewers for her affectional break-down during her last broadcast. 

The veteran writer signed off from her amusement for the last clip connected Friday, marking the decision of a staggering 17-year tally connected her regular mid-morning show.

As the cameras rolled for the last minutes Andrea Mitchell Reports, the 78-year-old presenter grew visibly affectional and adjacent wiped distant tears arsenic she was amazed by staffers and producers who flooded the studio, stood astir her and applauded. 

It was intelligibly a astonishment for Mitchell who moments earlier delivered a heartfelt goodbye to viewers.

Despite the sendoff, Mitchell volition not beryllium wholly stepping distant and volition inactive beryllium remaining connected unit arsenic NBC News' main overseas affairs and Washington correspondent.

As for viewers watching Friday's finale reactions ranged from bittersweet nostalgia to outright celebration.

'Is she ever similar this?' 1 spectator criticized connected X.

While she has agelong been recognized arsenic a pioneer for women successful journalism, galore wide viewers person soured connected her successful caller years, accusing her of giving erstwhile President Donald Trump excessively overmuch leniency portion pressing Democrats harder.

'Andrea leaving MSNBC. Give radical what they privation and they'll travel retired and cheer!' wrote 1 viewer. 

Another said, 'I was having a atrocious week until I heard that contiguous is Andrea Mitchell’s past time astatine MSNBC. I consciousness amended already.'

'I was wiping distant tears arsenic well……delicious tears of joy. Whenever I'm feeling down, I'll ticker it again and again,' quipped another. 

'MSNBC going the mode of USAID. There volition beryllium precise fewer near successful different 30 days,' joked one.

Others justified her reaction, noting it would person been a immense infinitesimal for her career.  

'It's bully to spot her colleagues attraction astir her truthful overmuch and springiness her a due send-off. 

'Some radical don't get a beingness motion off, and immoderate radical don't get amazed by their colleagues connected their past amusement similar this,' praised one. 

Mitchell delivered a connection straight to her assemblage during her last monologue: 'Just a fewer last thoughts astir the stories that we've shared implicit these 17 years, you and I, and the miles I've traveled to bring them to you. 

'I've anchored this programme each implicit the world, arsenic you conscionable saw, from Moscow to Beijing, Nairobi to Ramallah, Havana, Islamabad, Kabul, Baghdad, yes, telling America's story, arsenic well, each implicit the United States, starting with Iowa and New Hampshire.

'This hr has ever been driven by what I emotion most, heavy reporting connected authorities and overseas policy,' she added. 

'As I announced past October, successful these challenging times, I privation to get backmost to my roots and larn much astir your lives, archer your stories arsenic we look tectonic changes successful our federation and our world, aft besides doing that for 17 years, hosting this regular amusement connected MSNBC, I'll beryllium doing that from present connected afloat time, wherever this astonishing thrust archetypal started 47 years ago, close present astatine NBC News arsenic main Washington and main overseas argumentation correspondent, continuing to screen authorities and overseas policy.'

Mitchell's vocation has been thing abbreviated of legendary. She has covered each US statesmanlike run since 1980, providing unparalleled investigation and nonstop entree to satellite leaders. 

Her quality to bid interviews with the astir almighty figures successful the satellite has besides made her 1 of the astir trusted voices successful journalism.

NBC executives lauded Mitchell's contributions successful an interior memo, calling her 'one of the country's foremost and astir trusted experts connected overseas argumentation and home politics'. 

They further praised her 'deep sourcing and quality to onshore the biggest-name news-making interviews'. 

Her modulation comes amid a clip of upheaval astatine NBC and MSNBC. Just past week, longtime Meet the Press moderator Chuck Todd bid farewell to NBC News aft astir 2 decades, signaling an ongoing translation wrong the network.

Meanwhile, MSNBC president Rashida Jones besides stepped down, leaving the transmission astatine a crossroads.

At the extremity of past year, NBC saw exits from different seasoned anchors, including erstwhile Nightline co-anchor and investigative writer Cynthia McFadden, and Harry Smith, who had been with the outlet for 12 years. 

Hoda Kotb, an anchor connected The Today Show, stepped backmost from her greeting programme past period to absorption much connected her young children. 

Former CBS Evening News anchor Norah O'Donnell shocked viewers in August aft quitting her anchor and managing exertion roles. 

O'Donnell departed the broadcast past period aft starring the amusement for 5 years and spent 12 years arsenic a web anchor. 

As to what volition regenerate Andrea Mitchell Reports remains uncertain, arsenic MSNBC has not yet announced a successor oregon replacement program. 

Mitchell's departure is emblematic of a larger displacement successful the tv quality industry.

Legacy media giants, including MSNBC and CNN, are struggling to clasp their dominance arsenic streaming services and integer platforms reshape however audiences devour news. 

Amid fiscal strain, MSNBC has reportedly asked immoderate of its header stars, including Joy Reid and Stephanie Ruhle, to judge wage cuts to stay on-air. 

Even Rachel Maddow, erstwhile the network's aureate child, took a important wage simplification from her $30 cardinal yearly deal.

As the web contends with these changes, Mitchell's determination to measurement down arsenic a regular anchor but stay a tract newsman reflects her committedness to journalism. 

'From primaries, debates, elections, and inaugurals present astatine home… to breaking quality astir the globe – my extremity volition continue, arsenic it has ever been, to bring you, our viewers, the large newsmakers shaping our state and the satellite close present connected MSNBC,' she said successful a connection to viewers past October.