More in the cross-post on the MRC's NewsBusters blog.
At the top of Thursday’s NBC Today, co-host Savannah Guthrie hailed President Obama’s Wednesday press conference: “Unfiltered. President Obama launches a vigorous defense of his controversial deal with Iran.” Introducing a report on the topics minutes later, Guthrie proclaimed: “...a news conference some are calling unplugged. During a more than hour-long session with the reporters, the President was as emotional as we’ve seen him...”
White House correspondent Kristen Welker took on the role of cheerleader as she declared: “For President Obama, getting the Iran deal through Congress is key to securing his foreign policy legacy. So in a feisty press conference yesterday, he laid out an impassioned defense for the agreement...”