“Today” thinks supporting NRA at odds with being tough on crime. Ping to Today show list.
It doesn’t matter what Lester Holt believes about the NRA — it’s a fact that Giuliani’s “tough on crime” credentials are interwoven with his support of measures the NRA opposed. It is Giuliani, not Holt, who as mayor supported gun control as an anti-crime measure, and it’s Giuliani who’s backpedalling now.
I think it’s reading too much into the anchor’s comments to say he’s making the claim that “tough on crime” is universally tied to opposing the NRA — but Giuliani’s brand of it certainly is.
What if we changed the candidate to a democrat and switched the NRA to black voters? Would the fearless news readers report this story?