More in the cross-post on the MRC's NewsBusters blog.
Desperate to tear down 2016 Republican frontrunner Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, co-host Matt Lauer led off Friday's NBC Today by proclaiming: "Governor's gaffe?...Presidential hopeful Scott Walker under fire for saying his experience with union protesters has prepared him to take on ISIS. Is it the first major blunder of the presidential race?"
Minutes later, fellow co-host Savannah Guthrie repeated the accusation: "The fight against ISIS is one of the issues being addressed at a key gathering of conservatives this week and last night it became the focal point of what some are saying was the first real gaffe of the 2016 presidential race."