Samantha Bee: Have We Come to Demand ‘Meaningless Campaign Coverage’ From Our Media? (Video)
A furious "Full Frontal" host returned from a break to rail against NBC's Matt Lauer and the rest of the members of the mass media who are failing to ask tough questions during the 2016 presidential election campaign.A furious “Full Frontal” host returned from a break to rail against NBC’s Matt Lauer — who oversaw the recent live forum featuring presidential nominees Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump — and the rest of the members of the mass media who are failing to ask tough questions during this election cycle.
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