More in the cross-post on the MRC's NewsBusters blog.
On Friday, all three morning shows dutifully touted President Obama’s defense of paying Iran $400 million on the same day Tehran released American hostages. Rather than hold the current president accountable for his highly questionable statements on the scandal, the broadcasts instead chose to hammer presidential candidate Donald Trump over a gaffe he made while reacting to the controversy.
On NBC’s Today, correspondent Andrea Mitchell offered a mere 40 seconds on the ransom payment. She began: “Trump also blasting President Obama and Hillary Clinton for a controversial decision to return $400 million to Iran on the same day Iran was releasing four American detainees.”