NBC Issues Statement Following Show

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Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) didn’t mince words when he set the record straight about President Donald Trump’s visit to Arlington National Cemetery. With the media in a frenzy, spreading disinformation left and right, Cotton had to step in to clear things up—and he didn’t stop there. He also took Vice President Kamala Harris to task for her disgraceful tweet attacking Trump and her ongoing failure to support the families of the 13 fallen service members who died because of the Biden-Harris administration’s incompetence.

During his appearance on “Meet the Press,” Cotton made it crystal clear that it was the families of those fallen heroes—not Trump—who wanted photos to remember the solemn occasion. And he didn’t hold back when pointing out Harris’s shocking indifference. As Cotton noted, Harris was just “four miles away” in Washington, a mere ten-minute drive from Arlington, yet she couldn’t be bothered to show up and honor the sacrifice of those young men and women. Worse still, Harris has never spoken to these families or taken a meeting with them, despite their repeated requests.

But what really set the stage for Cotton’s takedown was when “Meet the Press” host Kristen Welker tried to interrupt, claiming that Biden and Harris had met with the families during the dignified transfer. This was a blatant falsehood. Harris wasn’t there, and Biden’s presence was hardly comforting—according to the families, he spent more time checking his watch and talking about his own son, Beau, than acknowledging their grief.

Now, “Meet the Press” is scrambling to clean up the mess Welker made, but even their attempt at a correction fell flat. The show issued a weak statement, saying, “On our broadcast this morning, we incorrectly implied that both President Biden and Vice President Harris attended the dignified transfer of 13 American service members killed during the Afghanistan withdrawal. Biden was in attendance but Harris was not.”

Let’s be clear—Welker didn’t just “incorrectly imply” anything. She falsely stated it outright. A half-hearted tweet isn’t enough to fix this. If NBC wants to own up to their mistake, they need to make a full-throated correction on air, directly to the audience they misled.

And while they’re at it, how about reporting on the controversy over Biden’s disgraceful behavior at the dignified transfer? The families were understandably furious that Biden appeared more concerned with his watch than with their grief. How about covering the fact that both the Gold Star families and Senator JD Vance have slammed Harris for her politically charged tweet, pointing out that neither she nor Biden has responded to any of their requests for answers about their loved ones’ deaths?

People aren’t buying this so-called “correction,” and they’re rightly infuriated by the show’s attempt to downplay it as just “implied.” The media needs to stop running cover for the administration and start holding them accountable for their actions—or lack thereof.

Harris and the media are so wrong:

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