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MSNBC’s Brian Williams Takes Shot at His Own Colleague Chuck Todd for Platforming ‘Conspiracy Theorist’ Ron Johnson

By Joe DePaolo Feb 25th, 2021, 8:46 am

Chuck Todd has come under heavy criticism in recent weeks for hosting Republicans on Meet the Press who pushed the false claim that the 2020 election was stolen from former President Donald Trump. Now, he’s drawing heat from one of his own colleagues.

Wednesday night on MSNBC’s The 11th Hour, Brian Williams took a shot at his colleague for platforming Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) — one of the most prominent purveyors of false claims about the 2020 election. Setting up a clip of the Wisconsin senator at a hearing bizarrely claiming “fake Trump protesters” were prominent among the Capitol rioters on Jan. 6, Williams referred to Johnson as “the rare conspiracy theorist who is a regular on Meet the Press.”

After the clip, Williams added, “We paid extra to have those translated from the original Russian.”

Todd hosted Johnson three times since Oct. 2019, but only once in the past 15 months. He’s also featured other conservatives who have — in other venues — peddled false election claims unchallenged. As a result, the Meet the Press host has come under heavy criticism. Practically every episode of Meet the Press these days is accompanied by a torrent of condemnation on social media from progressives and industry watchdogs.

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