MSNBC's Lester Holt has been criticized for seemingly suggesting that Donald Trump deserved a recent assassination attempt. Holt connected the incident to baseless claims made by Trump and JD Vance about Haitian immigrants in Springfield,

WASHINGTON, DC: Lester Holt has recently come under fire for his remark on Donald Trump's second assassination attempt. The NBC anchor suggested that the attempt was made to kill the former president following the “increasingly fierce rhetoric” and baseless claims” from his campaign.

NBC host Lester Holt tied the assassination attempt against former President Trump to his campaign's references to migrant crime in Springfield, Ohio.

NBC News host Lester Holt has been criticised online for his comments against Donald Trump and JD Vance. The anchor introduced a story about threats in Springfield, Ohio, before stating that Trump and Vance made “baseless claims”.