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During an inspirational story on Monday’s NBC Today about the first team of refugees to compete in the Olympics, co-host Matt Lauer couldn’t resist the chance to take a dig a Republican nominee Donald Trump: “The historic first by the IOC [International Olympic Committee] comes at a critical time when backlash against refugees has sparked fears in Europe, and here in the United States.”
A sound bite followed of Trump telling supporters: “If I win, they’re going back. They’re going back. I'm telling you. They’re going back.” Lauer didn’t bother to explain that Republicans specifically objected to refugees from Syria given obvious concerns about terrorism.