statement, so far they haven t said a word. lauer hasn t confirmed or denied anything. some of the details in that story are harrowing. we mentioned earlier in the show that lauer isn t alone. garrison. keillor told the associated press he was fired. we ve seen this sexual harassment tipping point in america. today it s coming home in a big way because matt lauer and garrison keillor are beloved figures on radio and television. keillor has been fired by minnesota public radio in the midst of sexual harassment allegations. the details are a bit murky. we re going to find out more in the coming days. all right. brian stelter, thank you so much. would the women making allegations against lauer come forward if gretchen carlson hadn t come out first? hey, man. oh!
our focus is on helping the folks who work in the mailrooms and machine shops of america. the plumbers, carpenters, cops, teachers, pipe fitters, the people that like me best. actually, the rich people actually don t like me which is interesting. n that s fine. i like that trade. but, really, the people that like me best are those people, the workers. they re the people i understand the best. those are the people i grew up with. those are the people i worked on construction sites with. [ applause ] all of the people who give their best each and every day to take care of their family and the country that they love. these are incredible people. they came out to vote for me. they came out to vote for us. people that worked hard, two jobs, three jobs. that hadn t voted in many years because they never had anybody they wanted to vote for.
before matt would have been in the chair on the today show chairman of nbc news says, on monday night received a detailed complaint fra from a colleague. it rested after serious review, a clear violation of our company standards. as a result, we have decided to terminate his employment while it is the first complaint about his behavior in the over 20 years at nbc news, we were also presented with reason to believe this may not have been an isolated incident. our highest priority create a workplace envooimt where everyone feels safe and protected and any actions that run counter to core values of met with consequences no matter who the offender. quote/unquote. lauer hasn t commented. co-host savannah guthrie addressed this this morning. all we can say, we are heartbroken. i m heartbroken for matt. he is my dear, dear friend and my partner and he is beloved by many, many people and