I thought President Trump did very well tonight. Trump had to know going in that this was a setup by NBC News on a field not favorable to him (and it was), but Trump was great at diffusing Savannah Guthrie’s questions.
The first half of the town hall was a debate between Trump and Guthrie. Guthrie tried her best to debate Trump and play “gotcha” with him, but Trump fought back.
The real town hall was in the last thirty minutes, and I enjoyed this part of the show. I didn’t mind the audience members and their questions. I kinda liked them actually. Trump was in his element while talking with the voters/audience members. He was great here. Savannah toned it down a bit after the 1st commercial break and became marginally tolerable.
I’m betting that there were lower expectations for Trump coming into this, since this town hall was likely to be a setup. However, Trump greatly exceeded the lowered expectations.
Totally agree with your assessment!
Good summary.