NBC Nightly News Puffs 'Dreamy' 'Heartthrob' Canadian PM; 'Like Obama'

Kristine Marsh | March 10, 2016
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In a segment sounding more like Access Hollywood than the evening news, NBC Nightly News anchor Lester Holt hyped that "heads [were] turning" and "the White House abuzz" with the visit of Canada's new Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau. Reporter Ron Allen continued the gushing, calling the young liberal PM "Canada's Obama" at "just 44 with a young family," even describing the politician as "dreamy" and a "political heartthrob." 

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