Posted on 06/01/2023 7:41:55 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
In the second broadcast town hall since he declared his candidacy last November, former President Donald Trump will be on FOX News for an hour tonight (June 1). The broadcast, taped before a live audience earlier in the day in Clive, Iowa, will comprise the Hannity program’s full hour from 9-10 PM ET, with a replay at 11 PM PT.
Three weeks ago, in his first town hall appearance of the campaign, Trump chose CNN as the platform. The reviews of that 70-minute show were decidedly mixed, with both the rest of the MSM and fans of Trump dumping on the beleaguered channel.
The ratings for CNN’s town hall with Trump, with about 3.3 million total viewers, were well below the average number of viewers who watched Donald Trump in his five town halls on FOX News in 2020 and 2021 which ranged from 3.5 to 5.1 million viewers each. President Trump can be expected to get more viewers than CNN tonight on FOX News.
Notwithstanding the universal criticisms of CNN’s Trump town hall production, its host, Kaitlin Collins, was rewarded with a promotion to her own prime time program weeknights from 9-10 PM ET scheduled to debut later this month. The 9 PM ET hour on CNN has lacked a permanent host since CNN’s number one prime time host, Chris Cuomo, left the channel in December 2021. (Cuomo now hosts a prime time show on the NewsNation channel.)
Tonight, FOX News’s venerable host, Sean Hannity, a longtime friend and supporter of Trump, can be expected to give the former president a warm welcome, perhaps modified somewhat by questions from the audience.
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Having attended a number of presidential candidate broadcast “town halls” since the 1970s, I have observed that most of the audience questions are known to and approved in advance by the programs’ producers.
Yet no concern that Biden's press questions are all screened and perhaps even written by his staff.
A tough call because I am pledged not to even tune in to Fox News and I think I’m going to stick with that decision.
Now a town hall moderated by Tucker, that would have been something to see.
I didn’t watch the CNN Townhall because I don’t watch CNN. I’m not watching the FNC Townhall because I don’t watch FNC. Wake me when Trump says something new.
All the while pig face bidet goes out there with a cheat sheet!
Way past time that most of these so-called journalist end up in the trunk of a car in some airport.
It’s important to weed out the attention getters who wish only to make a speech, not a question. Pulling a switch once the microphone is on is always doable, especially if the questioner is brief.
I won’t be watching.
I am not subscribed to any so-called cable news networks or a cable, satellite or streaming bundle for that matter.
Right now my only TV programming comes via my local OTA channels and MLB.TV which is a freebee from T-Mobile Home internet as I do not have a mobile phone.
I also watch a bit of FAST which is free ad-supported streaming television
In this unprecedented age of information and entertainment, television is becoming irrelevant.
I think it would be AWESOME if he were to bring Tuvker onstage.
Agreed, drink covfefe as well :)
Faux ratings are hurting.
So they invite Trump on to bump ratings up.
I wonder if ole Mr. Repeat will allow the Donald to answer questions? He normally askes a question and then interrupts in a nanosecond during the answer! Just sayin’... One of the many reasons I quit listening to, or watching, ole Mr. Repeat!
RE: I won’t be watching. I am not subscribed to any so-called cable news networks or a cable, satellite or streaming bundle for that matter.
In the Internet Age, the video will instantly be available everywhere …. YouTube, Rumble, Parler, etc. So, if you’re not a stickler for real time TV, you can still watch the Townhall a few hours later.
Sean is all yours Timber
Enjoy!
Fat thumb disease strikes again.
I love President Trump but there’s no way I’ll ever watch Fox News again!
See Post #13 of this thread.
Prediction: Fox news’ town hall will be more hostile to Trump than CNN’s. I can imagine the Fox news journalists in obvious disguise pretending to audience members asking questions. Maybe Brett Baier in a mustache and sombrero.
He’s not mine. Never could stand the double-talking blowhard.
And he excited accepted.
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