More in the cross-post on the MRC's NewsBusters blog.
In an exclusive interview with Mitt Romney on Friday’s NBC Today, co-host Matt Lauer labeled the 2012 Republican presidential nominee as both a “traitor” and a “hero” to his party: “Depending who you listen to this morning, Governor, you are either a traitor who proves that the establishment of the Republican Party is so afraid they can't control Donald Trump, that they'll do anything to stop him. Or you're a hero who has finally put this race into perspective.”
After Romney explained his reasons for denouncing Donald Trump in a Thursday speech, Lauer demanded: “Experts are calling this an unprecedented event in modern political history in this country. A former nominee of a party, in a scathing takedown of the favorite to become the next nominee....Do you think your speech will matter?”