President Trump Responds To Matt Lauer’s Sudden Departure

NBC has fired Matt Lauer. It all happened so fast. Savannah Guthrie made the announcement this morning.

Matt Lauer has been terminated from NBC News. On Monday night, we received a detailed complaint from a colleague about inappropriate sexual behavior in the workplace by Matt Lauer. As a result, we’ve decided to terminate his employment. pic.twitter.com/1A3UAZpvPb

— TODAY (@TODAYshow) November 29, 2017

According to the story, the network was presented with allegations last night, but the more I look on Twitter, the more I see that these aren’t necessarily new. Rumors of his behavior have been swirling within the network for quite some time.

Ann Curry & Katie Couric told us about Matt Lauer directly & obliquely for years so NBC cannot pretend this is new info.

— Mikki Kendall (@Karnythia) November 29, 2017

Although I should note. NBC News chairman Andrew Lack said this was the first formal complaint filed, adding “we were also presented with reason to believe this may not have been an isolated incident.”

#BREAKING: NBC News has fired Matt Lauer for “inappropriate sexual behavior.”

Statement from NBC News Chief Andrew Lack: pic.twitter.com/NGu27zZNeF

— Nick Emmons (@nicknbcboston) November 29, 2017

Yiiiiiikes.

Predictably, President Trump has responded on Twitter.

Wow, Matt Lauer was just fired from NBC for “inappropriate sexual behavior in the workplace.” But when will the top executives at NBC & Comcast be fired for putting out so much Fake News. Check out Andy Lack’s past!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 29, 2017

So now tha Matt Lauer is gone when will the Fake News practitioners at NBC be terminating the contract of Phil Griffin? And will they terminate low ratings Joe Scarborough based on the “unsolved mystery” that took place in Florida years ago? Investigate!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 29, 2017

Holy crap holy crap holy crap.

I can’t wait to hear Matt Lauer’s response to this entire thing.