More in the cross-post on the MRC's NewsBusters blog.
On Tuesday, both NBC’s Today and CBS This Morning were eager to promote congressional Democrats attacking Donald Trump’s pick for Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Dr. Ben Carson, noting the liberal lawmakers “slamming his lack of experience.”
On Today, correspondent Kristen Welker proclaimed: “Mr. Trump's pick for Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Ben Carson, is drawing fire from Democrats, who are slamming his lack of experience.” She then recited partisan talking points against the former GOP presidential candidate: “Senator Chuck Schumer writing, ‘I have serious concerns about Dr. Carson's lack of expertise.’ Senator Sherrod Brown, ‘This appointment raises real questions about how serious he is about actually getting anything done.’”