Matt Lauer Grills Kerry on Iran, But Ignores False Claims

More in the cross-post on the MRC's NewsBusters blog.

While Matt Lauer pressed Secretary of State John Kerry on the Iran nuclear deal during an interview on Friday’s NBC Today, the co-host did allow Kerry to continue to make false claims about the policy without challenge.

A clip played of Thursday’s congressional hearing on the deal, with Republican senators accusing Kerry of being “fleeced” and “bamboozled” by Iran. Lauer asked: “Bamboozled, out-maneuvered, out-negotiated. Were you fleeced?” Kerry dismissed the criticism: “There’s a lot of politics going on, Matt....people actually are learning that this is the only viable alternative to be able to control Iran's already existing nuclear program.”