Mary Archbold

Tonight, 10/22/2019, Brian Williams played right into the hands of Donald Trump by whining that he didn't have even one inch of tape to show what is going on in the impeachment investigation. Shame on you, Brian. Are you a total idiot? The Democrats have explained very clearly that they are doing closed door investigations right now so as not to allow "collusion" between witnesses and will as soon as possible make records open to the public. This is what Lindsey Graham (and Donald) referred to as a lynching, likewise whining that Donald is not getting a chance to defend himself. I can hardly believe you would say that--but you did. Perhaps you could apologize publicly to Congress in tomorrow night's broadcast, though the damage is done. You also might consider a more professional way of thanking guests who appear on your program, instead of the "sucking up" approach you use. It is patronizing and belittling to people of stature and expertise.

Nicole, I love you dearly and think you do a wonderful job on your show. I watch it nearly every day. BUT--you and all the other talk shows are giving Trump a microphone. You need to QUIT covering him. You need to rename your show--how about Deadline Democracy and focus on anything but Trump.. A couple of weeks ago you asked this question--are we just helping him by covering him? YES, you are. I will always believe that Morning Joe helped tremendously in getting him elected--he had free air time whenever he wanted it, and built a huge audience. He doesn't understand much, but he seems to understand getting attention. PLEASE, PLEASE pass this message along to your producers and to the network. Are ratings everything? It appears so.