Virtual?
Posted on 08/27/2020 10:30:47 AM PDT by bitt
President Donald Trump will take questions from voters live – and ABC News will be there to show his instant reaction.
The Walt Disney-owned news unit plans to air a live “town hall” with President Trump and undecided voters on Tuesday, September 15, at 9 p.m. – just seven weeks before Election Day. The event will be televised by ABC and streamed by ABC News Live, and is the latest in a recent series of big “gets” by the news operation. George Stephanopoulos, the network’s chief anchor, will anchor the proceedings, which will include voters both in person and on a virtual basis.
Such an event can be a tricky one for a news outlet to handle. NBC News in September of 2016 held a town-hall style forum in which former anchor Matt Lauer held forth separately with both Trump and Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton under time constraints in a broadcast put out via NBC and MSNBC. The event drew 14.7 million viewers across both networks, but Lauer and the news outlet drew criticism for the way the anchor questioned both candidates.
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Come on this is TRUMP not Romney....
Mayyyy have a moment but Trump will OWN him
I would recommend Trump not do that. Every question will be a plant, and designed to trip him up.
ABC is trying to get Biden to agree to a like town hall.
Don’t do it!
It is a set up!!!
Virtual?
I say, go for it. He shows his strength, courage to walk into the lions den. And if it heads south, and the questions are more vicious than ones seeking answers as to what he’ll do, he can just give that, “See what I mean” look, thank everyone for their time, thank Georgie for a wonderfully unstaged event and walk away saying something like, “Well, I’m going to make America great now, anyone want to join me?”
Stephi is a dishonest political hack!
Does anyone really think Trump is gonna let Stephy get away with any crap? Really?
For everyone telling Trump not to do it: O ye of little faith.
Why would Trump give Stepinshit the time of day?
I think the “townhall” notion is trite and the use of the pre-vetted questions not useful.
On ABC News? Oh, they WILL be vetted - Against Trump
Daniel 6:22-24
Don't do it!
Don’t do it , Mr. President .
F those people
I agree with that unless he is planning on reaching over and pulling the tongue out of the gerbils mouth.
EXACTLY!!!
There will be plants in the audience.
Is this right after the live Town Hall with Joe for two hours?
Do you think so?
I thought Pres. Trump did very well in his past Town Hall appearances.
I did some checking, and he did a Town Hall with Fox News in May (Martha and Brent) and the DNCMedia says he lied throughout it, but the conservative media said it was good. But what does anyone expect them to say?
That’s what I’m saying. Do an interview with Steffie. Same questions but without the pretense that these are your average citizens’ questions
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