NBC deletes tweet referring to Oprah as "OUR future president"

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The "Nothing but respect for OUR president" tweet that baffled media people as being a "strange tweet for a broadcast network" has been taken down. “The tweet was sent out by a third party agency for NBC Entertainment in real time during the live broadcast,” NBC said in a statement, adding: “It is in reference to a joke made during the opening monologue and not meant to be a political statement.” The tweet also received criticism from Donald Trump Jr, who tweeted: "In case anyone had any doubts about where the media stands this should take care of it. The bias against @realDonaldTrump is now so obvious they have simply given up hiding it." “The tweet was sent out by a third party agency for NBC Entertainment in real time during the live broadcast,” the