Al Roker responded in the best way after one Twitter user said that she was looking for a ‘seasoned man’ to replace Matt Lauer instead of Hoda Kotb.
Al Roker shut down a critic of the « Today » show who wasn’t happy about the news that Hoda Kotb would be replacing Matt Lauer was one of the co-anchors of NBC’s premiere morning show.
On Twitter on Tuesday morning, Roker shared a selfie with Kotb and fellow co-anchor Savannah Guthrie to congratulate Kotb on the major new gig. In response to his tweet, a Twitter user took the opportunity to share his displeasure with the announcement.
« Sorry Hoda ur [sic] great with Kathylee [sic] but not as anchor, » @kgtchr tweeted . « Was looking for a seasoned man – guess NBC doesn’t have one. »
Roker took the opportunity to tee off on the negative response in regards to the « Today » show now being fronted by two female anchors, instead of a male and a female.
« Sounds like you want a steak, not an anchor, » he responded .
Roker’s tweet quickly went viral on Tuesday, garnering over 800 retweets and 8,000 likes. @kgtchr tried to defend herself after realizing Roker had responded, claiming that « it’s not a gender issue but rather personality. You all are in hype over the wrong issue. »
Roker and the rest of Kotb’s « Today » co-hosts have been nothing of supportive of her promotion to co-anchor alongside Guthrie.
See how Megyn Kelly, Jenna Bush Hager, Kathie Lee Gifford, Carson Daly and more « Today » personalities reacted to Kotb’s promotion on social media in the gallery below:
