An eight-minute excerpt of NBC Nightly News anchor Tom Llamas‘ interview aired during the network’s Super Bowl pre-game, continuing a tradition of presidents doing sit downs with the host broadcaster.
What was perhaps most notable was the newsiest weekend topic that was not discussed: The president’s posting of a video on Thursday in which Barack and Michelle Obama were depicted as apes.
In introducing the excerpt that aired on Sunday, Llamas reminded viewers that his conversation with Trump took place “before the president’s social media account reposted that racist video of the Obamas, which was ultimately taken down.”
Only after Republicans called for it to be removed did the White House…