Trump Campaign Manager Calls Out Clinton Campaign for ‘Gaming the Refs’ Ahead of Debate

Kyle Drennen | September 26, 2016
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More in the cross-post on the MRC's NewsBusters blog.

On Monday’s Today, co-hosts Matt Lauer and Savannah Guthrie conducted back-to-back interviews with Hillary Clinton’s campaign manager Robby Mook and Donald Trump’s campaign manager Kellyanne Conway. While Mook was treated to softballs about Clinton’s strategy, Conway was hammered on Trump being an “aggressor” who likes to “hurl insults.”

After Lauer asked if Mook was “feeling confident” about the debate, the Clinton aide issued instructions to moderator Lester Holt: “What we don't want to have is some sort of double standard where Donald Trump can get the most improved award but Hillary Clinton, you know, is getting judged on the fine points of policy....we don't want Donald Trump's lies and distortions to be a distraction, we're hoping that those can get checked so that Hillary can focus her time on what she wants to do.”

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