Fellow reporters reamed NBC host Matt Lauer on Twitter Wednesday night for being too soft on Donald Trump Donald John TrumpBubba Wallace to be driver of Michael Jordan, Denny Hamlin NASCAR team Graham: GOP will confirm Trump's Supreme Court nominee before the election Southwest Airlines, unions call for six-month extension of government aid MORE during a presidential forum.

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Lauer, host of the "Today" show, moderated the "Commander in Chief" forum on NBC News, posing questions to Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham ClintonJoe Biden looks to expand election battleground into Trump country Biden leads Trump by 12 points among Catholic voters: poll The Hill's Campaign Report: Biden goes on offense MORE and Trump on national security. But he was criticized for not asking follow-up questions and letting Trump flip from previous statements he's made.

Reporters especially took issue with Lauer not pushing back on Trump's claim that he has opposed the Iraq War from the start. Numerous fact-checking groups have deemed that claim false.

Trump lying and saying he was totally against the war in Iraq — Gideon Resnick (@GideonResnick) September 8, 2016

AND LAUER SAID NOTHING — Gideon Resnick (@GideonResnick) September 8, 2016

So @MLauer’s plan is just to let Trump lie about his past statements on Iraq? — Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) September 8, 2016

I assume you all are joking about a journalist letting Trump repeat his most famous lie without challenging it. — Dylan Scott (@dylanlscott) September 8, 2016

Clearly he demonstrated himself unfit and too uneducated for the job. Yes, Matt Lauer @MLauer should never moderate an election forum again. — Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) September 8, 2016

Two shameful moments when @MLauer let Trump get away with blatant falsehoods https://t.co/4X0B46XPhy — Vox (@voxdotcom) September 8, 2016

Trump has maintained throughout his campaign that he never supported the Iraq War; early interviews prove otherwise. Clinton, who went first during the NBC News event, charged that she and Trump both made a mistake in supporting the war in its beginnings.