More in the cross-post on the MRC's NewsBusters blog.
In a report for Monday's NBC Today, White House correspondent Kristen Welker continued the network's effort preemptively blame Republicans for any gridlock that may occur in Washington following the GOP's landslide win in Tuesday's midterm election: "Republicans have drawn their own battle lines, doubling down on their pledge to repeal the President's signature piece of legislation, ObamaCare, and vowing to approve the Keystone Pipeline, which the President has resisted."
Introducing the segment, fill-in co-host Willie Geist noted congressional leaders meeting with President Obama at the White House on Friday and wondered: "But can a lunch really do anything to break the long-standing gridlock in Washington?" Welker declared "both sides sounding a lot like they're still at war over key issues" and that lawmakers would "break bread with the President, but it's hard to see them breaking any major new ground."
