NBC News has always been in the tank for the Democratic Party, and Thursday was no different. On NBC Nightly News during an exclusive interview with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on the topic of the anniversary of the January 6 Capitol Hill riots, Lester Holt gave her a fluffy softball interview that was a borderline therapy session.

The first question was probably the most sycophantic toward Pelosi where he asked about President Biden’s divisive speech earlier in the day where he attacked former President Trump. Lester praised Biden’s speech and wondered why he hadn’t given it sooner:

This morning President Biden was here in the Capitol and delivered a blistering takedown of his predecessor and also offered a vigorous defense of democracy. Given the environment, we’re in right now where there are people still trying to delegitimize the investigation, diminish the extent of what happened here, do you wish that speech had come sooner than today?