Tom Brokaw Trashes Trump Speech, Whines That ‘Fact-Checkers Are Going to Be Very Busy’

Curtis Houck | February 28, 2017
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While most of the major broadcast network anchors and panelists were pleasantly surprised by President Trump’s Tuesday night speech to Congress, former NBC Nightly News anchor Tom Brokaw uncorked some long-winded complaints about the address that he claimed will have fact-checkers “very busy for the next 24 hours.”

“He also appealed across the aisle for the first time to work on things. You've seen a lot of administrations. There’s always a learning curve here. Watching that different tone. Did you see a President now who recognizes that the governing part has begun, you can only go so far with the executive orders,” current NBC Nightly News anchor Lester Holt wondered.

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