ON POLITICS
Trump says Lester Holt is a Democrat — he's not
Eliza Collins
USA TODAY
Donald Trump accused the moderator of Monday's upcoming debate of being a Democrat as a reason the debates are rigged against him. But Lester Holt is a registered Republican, Time magazine reports.
“By the way, Lester is a Democrat. It’s a phony system. They are all Democrats. It’s a very unfair system,” Trump told Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly Monday night.
The NBC anchor — who will moderate the first debate at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y. Sept. 26 — has been a registered Republican since 2003, according to Time’s review of New York voter registration documents.
Earlier this month Trump said the debate shouldn't have a moderator and he and Hillary Clinton should just moderate themselves.