More in the cross-post on the MRC's NewsBusters blog.
In an interview with former Defense Secretary Robert Gates for Yahoo News, newly-named global anchor Katie Couric urged Gates to express regret for criticism of President Obama in his new memoir: "Do you think in any way, shape or form that this was the wrong thing to do? It was just bad form?"
Gates replied: "No, I don't. The reality is there are a lot of contemporary issues that are at the heart of this book....And to write about them in 2017, it would be completely irrelevant." Couric followed up: "You have been known in Washington as the consummate team player, a real stand-up guy, a true patriot. Are you worried this might tarnish your reputation?"