NBC’s Holt Praises Obama’s ‘Pointed Jabs’ at GOPers; ‘Candid Assessment of This Campaign’

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One day after he pitched a softball to President Obama by asking him if criminal justice reform was “your defining moment” as the country’s first African-American President, NBC Nightly News anchor Lester Holt returned with part two on Tuesday’s newscast by touting Obama’s “pointed jabs” but “candid assessment” of the 2016 Republican field.

Introducing the series of clips, Holt declared that the President “is taking pointed jabs at the Republican field” as he gave the NBC anchor “a candid assessment of this campaign season and why voters should be engaged.”