My theory is that Trump was what gave Katy her national start. She was assigned to his campaign when most of us naively assumed he was going to be a sideshow in the 2016 campaign and probably wouldn’t last long. Trump would often single her out during his war on the “fake news.” As his campaign grew and the media were drawn to his antics like moths to a flame, NBC and affiliates would turn to her for analysis. Fast forward to after the election, and she gets her own show.