MSNBC Conspiracy Theory: Travel Ban Caused Deaths of U.S. Troops in Niger

Kyle Drennen | October 20, 2017
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On her primetime show Thursday night, MSNBC anchor Rachel Maddow peddled an unsubstantiated conspiracy theory that somehow the Trump administration’s travel ban led to the deaths of four U.S. special forces soldiers in Niger. The accusation was then repeated on Friday by fellow MSNBC host Andrea Mitchell despite a complete lack of evidence.