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Lester Holt Asked Trump 15 Questions, Clinton 2 Questions

by Joel B. Pollak A close analysis of the transcript of the first presidential debate on Monday night shows that moderator Lester Holt of NBC News asked 15 questions exclusively of Republican nominee Donald Trump, and only 2 questions exclusively of Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton. The analysis, posted on social media and drawing intense attention on Reddit, walks through the entire 90-minute exchange and notes Holt asked six questions of both candidates, in addition to Trump’s 15 and Clinton’s two. Holt, a newcomer to presidential debate moderation, faced intense pressure from the Clinton campaign and the mainstream media to be… View Article