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As the news of his confirmation spread, social media platforms and news outlets were flooded with reactions from relieved fans. The sentiment was overwhelmingly one of gratitude. People spoke of how Muir had been with them through the most difficult moments of the last decade, from global pandemics to historic elections and domestic crises. He has been the voice that explained the inexplicable and the face that remained calm when the world seemed to be on fire. That consistency has earned him a level of social capital that few in his profession ever achieve.