Sanders, 32, will host a weekend show on the cable network, one of the first big programming moves by MSNBC’s president, Rashida Jones.

Sanders, the former chief spokeswoman for Vice President Kamala Harris, is joining MSNBC as an anchor and will host a new weekend program on the cable channel, the network said on Monday.

Harris at the end of December, is the most prominent member of the Biden White House to shift from politics into a full-time job in the news media.

She will also serve as a fill-in anchor on the network and host a show on The Choice, the streaming arm of MSNBC on NBCUniversal’s digital service, Peacock.

Sanders is one of the first big programming moves by MSNBC’s president, Rashida Jones, who took charge of the channel in February, after the departure of its longtime head, Phil Griffin.

Sanders, who was one of the highest-ranking Black women in the Biden White House, is among the few recognizable personalities in an administration that tends to discourage aides from seeking the spotlight.

Sanders said that she planned “to bring my whole self to this show.”.

“Oftentimes, when it came to the vice president over the last year, people were not reporting on the truth, they were reporting on the gossip,” she said, when asked about the recent spate of tough press coverage for the vice president.

Sanders said that she planned “to continue to be a reliable voice for this White House on the outside, regardless of whatever I do next.”.

“I’m going to tell the truth, and sometimes the truth is critical,” she said of her new role at MSNBC.

Jones, the MSNBC president, said in a separate interview

Sanders, who will remain based in Washington, a shot at cable news stardom is a fulfillment of an early dream: as a child, she sometimes acted out imaginary TV broadcasts as an alter-ego host named “Donna Burns.”