NBC Blasts Trump for ‘Scripted’ Q & A, Ignores Hillary Dodging Press

Kyle Drennen | September 2, 2016
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More in the cross-post on the MRC's NewsBusters blog.

On Friday’s NBC Today, correspondent Hallie Jackson seized on a report that Donald Trump was set to participate in a “scripted” question and answer session with a pastor at a black church during an upcoming campaign stop in Detroit: “Donald Trump will focus on delivering his message to minority communities....that trip to Detroit to a black church over the weekend. But that trip is raising eyebrows with word it is scripted.”

A headline on screen throughout the segment blared: “Trump’s Black Church ‘Script’ Leaks; Campaign Under Fire for Scripted Q & A With Pastor.” Jackson proclaimed: “His new overtures now under fire....a new report paints a picture of a nervous campaign. A leaked script for Trump's Q & A session with an African-American pastor published by The New York Times. Trump's answers apparently prepared in advance by advisers to keep him in check.”

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