Longtime MSNBC anchor Chris Matthews on Monday night said he is retiring from the network, announcing his departure at the beginning of his show Hardball.
Last month, Matthews, 74, was criticized for comparing Sen. Bernie Sanders' (I-Vt.) campaign victories to the Nazi invasion of France, and over the weekend, a journalist accused Matthews of making inappropriate comments to her while she was in the makeup room preparing to go on his show.
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