Joe Scarborough Defends Donald Trump's falsehood about Lester Holt

“By the way, Lester is a Democrat. It’s a phony system. They are all Democrats. It’s a very unfair system.”-Donald Trump to Bill O'Reilly on Fox News, Sep 19, 2016

"I really don't appreciate campaigns thinking it is the job of the media to go and be these virtual fact-checkers."- Trump Campaign Manager KellyAnne Conway to George Stephanopoulos on This Week ABC, Sep 25, 2016

"Front and center tonight is truthfulness.. He said Lester Holt was a Democrat. Lester Holt is a Republican. How could he say such a thing that is, black and white, factually incorrect?"-Mark Halperin to KellyAnneConway on Morning Joe, Sep 26, 2016

.@KellyannePolls: Trump 'didn't lie' about Lester Holt, 'a lie would mean that he knew the man's party registration' https://t.co/dZWTCwpoim

— Morning Joe (@Morning_Joe) September 26, 2016

“He made a factual claim about the moderator, who deserves to be treated fairly, and it was just wrong. And it’s a metaphor for his frequently, in public, stating things with no basis.” - Mark Halperin to KellyAnn Conway