In case you missed it, Wednesday night’s Commander-In-Chief Forum on NBC was largely seen as an unmitigated disaster, as Matt Lauer grilled Hillary Clinton with the same tired questions about her email server that she’s answered to so many times in the past, in lieu of any kind of meaningful discussion about policy. Meanwhile, Lauer allowed Donald Trump to breeze through his interview segment, allowing him to continue to lie about his support of the Iraq war and bestow glowing praise on Russian President Vladimir Putin, claiming that “if he says great things about me, I’ll say great things about him.” Which should at the very least raise a “thinking face” emoji.
Following the interview, journalists and writers were quick to lambaste Lauer for the seemingly biased forum, calling his performance a “failure” and throwing around adjectives like “scary,” “horrifying,” and “shocking.” And now in the cold light of day, the rest of the internet is taking Lauer to task with the hashtag #LaueringTheBar — which is currently trending on Twitter — to ridicule the host and point out that maybe he wasn’t the right man for this job. Or any job.
Here are some of the funniest and most scathing reactions below:
https://twitter.com/BuhByeGOP/status/773751502699585536
Remember those ridiculous G.W. Bush "You miss me yet" signs? Never thought I'd say this, but yes. #LaueringTheBar pic.twitter.com/7SdWvAhoEl
— BCP (@b_c_p_source) September 8, 2016
https://twitter.com/World_Of_Hurt/status/773900282325458944
https://twitter.com/mcnuss/status/773845072790036480
Dude needs to audition for Live With Kelly or something. #LaueringTheBar
— Sunday Girl (@sammajean) September 8, 2016
#LaueringTheBar Were Kathi Lee and Hoda not available?
— Harold Itzkowitz (@HaroldItz) September 8, 2016
https://twitter.com/veritas_24/status/773896876504514561
https://twitter.com/bobclendenin/status/773897980499808256
https://twitter.com/GovtSdownCorner/status/773900536290639873
https://twitter.com/LifeBtwnTheEyes/status/773883107195969540
https://twitter.com/onlyonebran/status/773902405062762496
Matt you forgot to ask @realDonaldTrump about his summer vacation. #LaueringTheBar
— janiepug 🏳️🌈💰💵📈🖥📱🇺🇸🌈 (@janiepug) September 8, 2016
@MLauer if you think we are being too tough on you, try being a woman dealing with a lifetime of misogynist journalists #laueringthebar
— LS (@LoriSums) September 8, 2016
Worst Presidential candidate in history fields softballs from worst moderator in history, Bravo @NBCNews #LaueringTheBar
— Sharky Sarah (@s3bland57) September 8, 2016
https://twitter.com/TommieWho/status/773899883258392576
