The video was still available on social media this morning after being shared by Trump senior adviser Chris LaCivita. It is not clear who made the video, however.

NBC News has demanded that Donald Trump’s campaign remove a video which opens with a real news clip of NBC News senior Capitol Hill correspondent Garrett Haake previewing the presidential debate. However, it then cuts away to a voiceover sounding like Haake that attacks Trump’s opponents. The voiceover says “This is Ron DeSantis: An establishment RINO that wears insoles in order to look taller,” the voiceover says. “ It adds: And this is Nikki Haley: Nobody really gives a shit about Nikki Haley.” It also attacks the other candidates. …

If the videotape was done by (or at the behest of the Trump campaign), it could find itself in a torts lawsuit. If it is a reposting alone, there could be greater defenses in sharing a video that has drawn attention in the campaign, though NBC could still claim that the Trump campaign is replicating the violations.

[I’ve embedded it below. This video is over a month old, and it’s clearly a joke, unless NBC News routinely airs commentary like “who the f*** invited this guy?” The bigger issue for Trumpland would be calling Tim Scott a “stagehand,” I’d say. If NBC News thinks this kind of satire is legally actionable, perhaps they should reconsider their own comedy show, “Saturday Night Live.” — Ed]

Now this is reporting ! Watch till the end! @NBCNews pic.twitter.com/NPQeOZAkx1

— Chris LaCivita (@LaCivitaC) November 8, 2023