NBC News came under fire Sunday morning for a pair of tweets that removed context from an answer Reince Priebus, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for White House chief of staff, offered on the idea of a Muslim registry.
Priebus appeared “Meet the Press” and was asked by host Chuck Todd if he could rule out the idea of placing Muslims on a registry.
Here was the exchange:
TODD: Can you equivocally rule out a registry for Muslims?
PRIEBUS: Look, I’m not going to rule out anything. But, we are not going to have a registry based on religion. – READ MORE
"Can you rule out a registry for Muslims?" asks @ChuckTodd.
"I'm not going to rule out anything…" says @Reince on @MeetThePress #MTP
— NBC News PR (@NBCNewsPR) November 20, 2016