Andrea Mitchell Rushes to Defend Obama’s Handling of North Korea
By Kyle Drennen | June 16, 2017 3:32 PM EDT
After the network evening newscasts downplayed or ignored the father of freed North Korea hostage Otto Warmbier criticizing the Obama administration’s failure to bring his severely injured son home, on Friday’s NBC Today, correspondent Andrea Mitchell actually devoted a full report to the topic. However, her focus was on parroting excuses from former Obama officials.
Mitchell began the segment at the top of the morning show’s 8 a.m. ET hour by lamenting: “The tragic return of college student Otto Warmbier, now released from North Korea, but in an unexplained comatose state, is now becoming a political issue...” The headline on screen disrespectfully blared: “Otto Warmbier’s Father Lashes Out; Did Obama Administration Do Enough to Help Rescue Student?”
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