President Obama's speech at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin was much anticipated by the network morning shows on Wednesday. On ABC's Good Morning America, Jonathan Karl announced: "Expectations are high." On CBS This Morning, Major Garrett touted the White House hope that the address would rank among past "famous and memorable speeches." On NBC's Today, Matt Lauer reminisced over the President being "greeted like a rock star" in 2008.
However, after Obama's lackluster performance on Wednesday, there was nothing but silence on Thursday's network morning shows, not even a mention of the supposedly "historic speech" promised by the press.
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