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On Wednesday, the network morning shows all promoted violent left-wing protests outside a Donald Trump rally in New Mexico as a sign of trouble for the “controversial” GOP candidate and even provided a platform for rioters to justify their actions.
At the top of NBC’s Today, co-host Matt Lauer breathlessly declared: “Breaking overnight, protests turn violent at a Trump rally in New Mexico. Demonstrators knocking down barriers and throwing rocks.” In the report that followed, correspondent Hallie Jackson acknowledged “what started as a peaceful protest turned chaotic,” but still saw “purpose” in the melee: “Demonstrators jumping on cop cars, lighting fires, smashing windows. Some, agitators. Others, protesting with a purpose.”