On Thursday, NBC’s Today gave Hillary Clinton some free publicity following a policy speech she gave in Canada on Wednesday.
During a news brief in the 7:00 a.m. hour, Natalie Morales gushed how Mrs. Clinton “may try her hand at comedy. During a policy speech in Canada on Wednesday, Clinton described a mock conversation that Vladimir Putin had with himself about becoming Russia’s president again after initially leaving office.”
The Today co-host then aired a clip of Mrs. Clinton attempting to imitate Vladimir Putin by saying “Vladimir, you think you'd like to be president again? I think I would actually. You want to run or we just go announce it? We’ll tell Dmitry that he can be prime minister. Excellent, excellent idea. Yeah, we have a process. Yes.”
Guthrie concluded her news brief by beaming at how “she sounds a little more like her husband, right? Former President Bill Clinton there perhaps.”
NBC is no stranger to giving the former Secretary of State some free publicity as it frequently touts the potential Democratic presidential candidate’s every move.
On September 15, 2014 NBC’s Andrea Mitchell gushed at Clinton’s visit to Iowa and remarked on her 2016 presidential ambitions “can she do it this time? [1]” In June of last year, Meet the Press moderator Chuck Todd defended [2] Ms. Clinton from claims that she cannot connect with the average American because her life is “not a bubble she chose” to live in.
See relevant transcript below.
NBC’s Today
January 22, 2015
NATALIE MORALES: Hillary Clinton, considered by many to be the front-runner to win the Democratic nomination
for president in 2016. But if that doesn't work out, she may try her hand at comedy. During a policy speech in Canada on Wednesday, Clinton described a mock conversation that Vladimir Putin had with himself about becoming Russia’s president again after initially leaving office. Take a look.
HILLARY CLINTON: Vladimir, you think you'd like to be president again? I think I would actually. You want to run or we just go announce it? We’ll tell Dmitry that he can be prime minister. Excellent, excellent idea. Yeah, we have a process. Yes.
MORALES: I think she sounds a little more like her husband, right? Former President Bill Clinton there perhaps.
— Jeffrey Meyer is a News Analyst at the Media Research Center. Follow Jeffrey Meyer on Twitter. [3]