NBC's Lester Holt was repeatedly talked over and ignored, but he became more assertive in the second half, even pulling candidates up on their facts. Later in the debate, Holt interjected some fact-checking, raising Trump’s ire in the process. The issue came up again Monday, with Trump saying it was “wrong, wrong, wrong” that he initially supported the war. One media observer, columnist Nicholas Kristof of The New York Times, tweeted that “Lester Holt has done a fine job as moderator. MORE ON THESTAR.COM Donald Trump said 34 false things at first presidential debate Highlights from the U.S. presidential debate The world reacts to first U.S. presidential debateRead more about:

Source: thestar September 27, 2016 12:33 UTC