Hillary Rodham Clinton’s campaign late Thursday joined pundits and liberal politicians in beating up NBC’s Matt Lauer, who critics claim was tougher on the Democratic presidential candidate than Republican challenger Donald Trump at the network’s Wednesday forum on national security.
In an email simply headlined “Matt Lauer,” the campaign began fundraising on the dust up, the latest sign that nothing is out-of-bounds when it comes to collecting donations in the 2016 presidential election.
The email just sent out:
Last night, during the Commander-in-Chief Forum on live national television, Donald Trump kicked off his evening by lying to the American people about his position on the Iraq War — and no one stopped to call him on it.
Not only did the moderator, Matt Lauer, fail to fact-check Trump — he then kept the conversation moving.
The worst part is, there’s nothing new about this happening. We all know that Trump lies a lot. And we all know that many outlets in the press apparently lack the wherewithal to call him out — and help voters understand that what they’re hearing from Trump isn’t just normal political talk, but an unprecedented descent into unqualified nonsense from a major-party presidential nominee.
At this point, we should understand that we just can’t sit around and wait for fact checkers in the media to keep Trump honest.
We have to step up and do it ourselves. No one will do it for us. And the outcome of the election could hang in the balance.
That means we have to work even harder to get the facts out there on TV, online, and in conversations with voters across the country. We have to speak so loudly that every voter in America hears us. And we have to recommit ourselves to delivering Trump a definitive rebuke on November 8th.
That takes resources. But it’s vital work. If you want to join us and help hold Trump’s feet to the fire, we’ll send you a free sticker when you chip in right now:
Thanks,
Christina
Christina Reynolds
Deputy Communications Director
Hillary for America
Paul Bedard, the Washington Examiner’s “Washington Secrets” columnist, can be contacted at [email protected]
