{"id":1452,"date":"2016-07-21T16:10:43","date_gmt":"2016-07-21T20:10:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/press.nbcnews.com\/?p=1452"},"modified":"2016-07-21T16:10:43","modified_gmt":"2016-07-21T20:10:43","slug":"donald-trump-jr-tells-lester-holt-of-ted-cruz-speaking-at-rnc-we-let-him-do-it-we-were-the-bigger-men","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2016\/07\/21\/donald-trump-jr-tells-lester-holt-of-ted-cruz-speaking-at-rnc-we-let-him-do-it-we-were-the-bigger-men\/","title":{"rendered":"DONALD TRUMP JR. TELLS LESTER HOLT OF TED CRUZ SPEAKING AT RNC: \u201cWE LET HIM DO IT, WE WERE THE BIGGER MEN\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>DONALD TRUMP JR. TELLS LESTER HOLT OF TED CRUZ SPEAKING AT RNC: \u201cWE LET HIM DO IT, WE WERE THE BIGGER MEN\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Tonight on \u201cNBC Nightly News with Lester Holt,\u201d Holt Interviews Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CLEVELAND, OH \u2013 July 21, 2016 \u2013 In talking about Ted Cruz\u2019s speech from the second night of the Republican National Convention, Donald Trump Jr. tells Lester Holt \u201cWe let him do it, we were the bigger men. He was the guy that came in second.\u201d Holt interviewed both Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump for tonight\u2019s \u201cNBC Nightly News with Lester Holt.\u201d An excerpted segment of the interview is included below.<\/p>\n<p>Holt will anchor \u201cNBC Nightly News\u201d LIVE from the Republican National Convention in Cleveland tonight. The interview with the Trumps will also air today across NBC News platforms, including MSNBC and NBCNews.com.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to anchoring \u201cNBC Nightly News\u201d live from Cleveland, Holt will lead NBC News\u2019s primetime coverage of the Republican National convention, joined by Guthrie and Chuck Todd from 10-11 p.m. ET. Holt will anchor live inside the convention hall.<\/p>\n<p># # #<\/p>\n<p>LESTER HOLT: There was quite a lot of drama here with the Ted Cruz moment. How did that play? What did you guys talk about?<\/p>\n<p>DONALD TRUMP JR.: Honestly we knew what was coming. We let him do it, we were the bigger men. He was the guy that came in second. We thought it be appropriate to let him speak, to give him the option to speak. There were no conditions attached to that. You didn\u2019t have to come with an endorsement and we didn&#8217;t do a &#8220;you can speak at two o\u2019clock in the morning on Monday.&#8221; We gave him a primetime spot to do what he needed to do. In the end it actually worked out great for us, because what little &#8211; if there was any dissention \u2013 really galvanized behind us after that moment.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p># # #<\/p>\n<p><strong>ABOUT NBC NIGHTLY NEWS WITH LESTER HOLT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cNBC Nightly News with Lester Holt\u201d is America\u2019s most-watched evening newscast, going beyond the day\u2019s headlines to uncover stories of how people\u2019s lives are affected by the world around them. \u201cNBC Nightly News\u201d reaches over 24 million people every week through its broadcast and millions more through NBCNews.com, the \u201cNightly News\u201d app, and social media platforms. Lester Holt is the anchor and Sam Singal is the executive producer.<\/p>\n<p># # #<\/p>\n<p><strong>For more information contact<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>Jake Urbanski<\/p>\n<p>NBC News<\/p>\n<p>212-664-3211<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:jake.urbanski@nbcuni.com\">jake.urbanski@nbcuni.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DONALD TRUMP JR. 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