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During an inspirational story on Monday’s NBC Today about the first team of refugees to compete in the Olympics, co-host Matt Lauer couldn’t resist the chance to take a dig a Republican nominee Donald Trump: “The historic first by the IOC [International Olympic Committee] comes at a critical time when backlash against refugees has sparked fears in Europe, and here in the United States.”
A sound bite followed of Trump telling supporters: “If I win, they’re going back. They’re going back. I'm telling you. They’re going back.” Lauer didn’t bother to explain that Republicans specifically objected to refugees from Syria given obvious concerns about terrorism.
Joy Reid: People Are too Dumb to Understand Hillary's 'Complicated' E-Mail Scandal
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