More in the cross-post on the MRC's NewsBusters blog.
All three network morning shows on Thursday reveled in the news that during an upcoming White House meeting, President Obama would “nudge” Bernie Sanders out of Hillary Clinton’s way. NBC’s Today set the tone, as co-host Savannah Guthrie led the broadcast by proclaiming: “The presidential push. Bernie Sanders heads to the White House today, where President Obama is expected to gently nudge him out of the race.”
Moments later, Guthrie asked: “...will he strongly urge the Senator to drop out of the race, clearing the path for Hillary Clinton?” In the report that followed, correspondent Kristen Welker stressed that it was “a critical day here for the Democratic Party” that “could help chart the next phase of the race for the Democrats and their new standard bearer, Hillary Clinton.”