ABC News(NEW YORK) — Donald Trump’s campaign manager Kellyanne Conway on Sunday called the NBC Nightly News anchor who will preside over Monday night’s presidential debate a “respected, brilliant newsman,” a sharp change in tone for the campaign, which in recent days has claimed they don’t feel Trump will be treated fairly in the debates.
“He’ll do a good job tomorrow night as a moderator,” Conway said of Lester Holt.
Trump this past week said Holt will be under tremendous pressure to be tough on the Republican presidential candidate and called him a Democrat when in fact Holt is a registered Republican.
Conway took a much softer tone Sunday, telling ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos that she trusts all the moderators for the upcoming debates and believes they will ask questions “that benefit the voter.”
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