Breaking into live coverage of the Senate confirmation hearing for President Trump’s Attorney General nominee William Barr, on Tuesday afternoon, MSNBC anchor Brian Williams informed viewers about the Brexit deal being rejected by Parliament in the UK. He insisted that Britain’s decision to leave the European Union was the result of Russian “election meddling.”

“And remember that this will always be looked at this way by a certain component of the population, that Russia’s first foray into election meddling, campaigns of disinformation, trying to break up old alliances, will by some forever be viewed as the Brexit campaign and the Brexit vote,” Williams declared as he began the breaking news report, appealing to his left-wing audience.

He then proclaimed that “The Brexit deal has just failed miserably,” before turning to correspondent Bill Neely in London. Neely breathlessly announced: “You called it miserable, it is also historic. That defeat is 230 votes. Not for 100 years has that happened.” After describing some of the political maneuvering in the wake of the vote, Neely concluded: “So, you know, Britain today, tonight is a divided country and we now have a totally defeated government.”

Williams hoped for another referendum on the subject, so British voters could supposedly get it right this time: “Is there, Bill, a mechanism where voters will take this on again, where there will be a freer and more fair campaign?”

After claiming that was a “possibility,” Neely lamented the outcome of the 2016 Brexit vote:

We had a referendum, it was a straight in or out vote, “Do you want to be part of the European Union or not?” And the result was 52-48. Now, in, you know, many straightforward elections, that would be seen as a straight majority. But in a referendum that was meant to be simply advisory, this is – you know, it was a terribly contentious result.

He warned that a second referendum could “provoke violence” and “increase people’s distrust in the whole political process.”

The reporter then compared the political turmoil in the UK to the U.S.: “And Brian, there are parallels here between the UK and the U.S. We have seen a rise in populism, if you like. We have a divided country. We have, as demonstrated tonight, gridlocked government, a parliament in paralysis...”

Williams wrapped up the segment by making the sometimes messy process of democracy sound like a disease: “Yeah, and your description, it kind of sounds like a contagion. Think of it, these two pillars of the special relationship, these two pillars of the postwar alliance.”

If voters don’t make the decision the liberal media want, it’s either due to Russian manipulation or some kind of political illness.

Here is a full transcript of the January 15 report: