Byron York: In defense of Matt Lauer

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At the NBC “Commander in Chief Forum” Wednesday night, moderator Matt Lauer asked Donald Trump about statements Trump has made praising Russia’s Vladimir Putin. “Well, he does have an 82 percent approval rating — ” Trump began to answer. Lauer cut him off, saying to Trump:

He’s also the guy who annexed Crimea, invaded Ukraine, supports Assad in Syria, supports Iran, is trying to undermine our influence in key regions of the world, and according to our intelligence community, probably is the main suspect for the hacking of the DNC computers.

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