More in the cross-post on the MRC's NewsBusters blog.
On Thursday, NBC’s Today applauded a partisan political stunt by Democrats to exploit the Orlando terrorist attack and push their left-wing anti-gun agenda. Co-host Savannah Guthrie opened the show by breathlessly proclaiming: “Democrats take their fight for gun control late into night....A marathon session that ended just hours ago with a deal reached with Republicans to hold two key votes.”
Moments later, she touted how the gun control issue had “taken on new urgency in the wake of the Orlando shooting” and that Democrats were “frustrated by inaction.” Correspondent Peter Alexander followed: “Senate Democrats say they have had enough, essentially commandeering the Senate floor for hours, lasting into the early hours of this morning, to drive home their call for stricter gun laws....highlighting the Republican-controlled Congress's failure to act on guns.”