Posted on 10/17/2020 6:59:35 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
All eyes are turning to NBC News White House correspondent Kristen Welker as she prepares to host the third and final presidential debate Thursday.
President Trump and Joe Biden will square off at Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn., in a 90-minute debate starting at 9 p.m.
Welker, 44, has been the White House correspondent at NBC News since 2011, after working as a news reporter in Rhode Island.
Welker comes from an established Democratic family — who have poured cash into party coffers, and to Trump opponents, for years.
Her mother, Julie Welker, a prominent real estate broker in Philadelphia, and father, Harvey Welker, a consulting engineer, have donated tens of thousands of dollars to Democratic candidates and close to $20,000 to Barack Obama alone.
There was also $3,300 for Joe Biden’s 2020 campaign and $2,100 for Hillary Clinton’s doomed 2016 presidential effort against Trump. Another $7,300 was contributed to the Democratic National Committee between 2004 and 2020.
In 2012, Welker and her family celebrated Christmas at the White House with the Obamas.
Welker deleted her Twitter account last week, heading off a more complete look at her past statements and views. It was later restored.
“Anyone who’s ever dealt with Welker knows she’s an activist, not a reporter. The White House press team views her the same way they would AOC or Pelosi if they walked in the office,” a senior White House official told The Post.
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Sharryl Atkinson should moderate the debate.
Hopefully Ivanka or Eric or Don Jr. have counseled their dad to be more chill this time and let rip van byeDUHn do his own damage. I know it’s hard for him to do but..................
Amy Coney Barrett gave a great example of not interrupting your enemy while he is losing...
Three debates. Three Dem moderators. This must end. Republican presidential candidates should insist BOTH candidates must agree to the moderator before they sign on to a debate.
I agree!
There should be NO moderators at all. Have someone ask the question ONLY. Each candidate has 2 minutes to answer. Buzzer goes off at 2 minutes and candidates must stop. If they go over time, it is subtracted from next 2 minutes. Period. Elementary school children could follow those simple rules.
The only thing Trump should be talking about at this last debate is Hunter Biden as the conduit to funnel money from China and Ukraine to Joe Biden. The media has the story on lockdown and this is the only way where independents, non partisan Dems and the undecided will learn all the details.
Bias voids the rules. Just tell her to get lost.
Fed up with these totally biased “moderators”. Trump should demand changes or walk out and spend the day doing rallies.
How hard would it be to put auto timers on the mics?......at two minutes the mic goes off.....easy least.
How about having Emily Compagno do the debate?
The president's team should never agree to these extremely biased moderators.
Now go ask Joe Rogan.
Why TF are we always behind the 8 ball?
Debates only hurt Trump. He shouldn’t do them.
They don’t need no stinking buzzer either. Just talk and question each other. Break it up with a bell and 2-minute commercial breaks after every 10 minutes (5/hour).
Just look at the debate topics picked...it’s all about discussing the left wing narrative.
Well, at least she has some gravitas.
Good idea !
Trump loses on style and media propaganda on debate night. Trump wins every debate upon longer term reflection and facts.
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