Posted on 10/14/2020 7:03:41 PM PDT by BlackFemaleArmyColonel
Multiple people at NBC News, MSNBC and CNBC are reportedly angry over NBC’s decision to host a town hall for President Donald Trump Thursday, according to reporter Yashar Ali.
“I’ve heard from over a dozen NBC, MSNBC, and CNBC sources (talent and staff) and the frustration with and anger toward their employer for scheduling a town hall against Biden is palpable,” Ali tweeted Wednesday. (RELATED: Reporter Yashar Ali Claims NBC News Editor Dafna Linzer Tried To Intimidate Him On Behalf Of The DNC)
The second presidential debate, originally scheduled for Thursday, October 15, was canceled after Trump objected to a virtual format proposed by the Commission on Presidential Debates. The format was presented following Trump’s Oct. 2 announcement that he tested positive for COVID-19.
Instead of the debate, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden agreed to a town hall with ABC News Thursday, to air at 8 p.m. NBC announced Wednesday that it will hold a town hall for Trump at the same time – reportedly prompting backlash from multiple “talent and staff” across the networks owned by NBCUniversal.
NBC’s town hall will be outdoors and “TODAY” anchor Savannah Guthrie “will moderate a conversation between Trump and a group of Florida voters,” the network announced. The town hall will comply with guidelines and government regulations put in place amid the pandemic.
ABC News will not be moving its town hall despite NBC’s announcement, according to Ali. NBC News did not respond to a request for comment from the Daily Caller.
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I’m anxiously awaiting the probing questions fired at Biden, such as: what size shoe to you wear? What’s your favorite color? Is Trump really the worst person to ever walk the earth, and if not, why not?
Honestly I wish Trump didn’t do it on the same night. He will be the bigger draw and if Biden has a senile moment, no one will see it.
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I was thinking the same thing! Too bad they aren’t on different nights. I will watch both.
Chyrons should be interesting.
And how much I would pay to see Biden interviewed on Fox by Tucker Carlson.
It’s really unfortunate the news media attracts the worst among us.
The most vile hateful worthless scumbags to walk the earth.
Will they fill the studio with “undecided” voters?
Trump wanted to debate. It is unfair to debate a senile old man who requires a teleprompter and a wire, and drugs just to stay coherent, so Trump instead decided to debate the moderator with Biden in absentia.
Let’s just see if that stuttering moron even gets one question about it on his “Townhall”
It’s a shame that Sleepy is getting two hours on ABC while our man only gets one on NBC!!
Will they insist on a tape delay, to censor anything deemed detrimental to the Democratic Party?
Limit the allowable topics to only White Supremacy, or White Supremacy?
NBC is #FakeNews.
Nah he’s prepping even as we speak and has been for the last month on the “undecided voters” (TM) questions that will be presented to him in a Fluffy, fleecy blanket.
My expectation is that NBC will constantly interrupt, breaking in for ‘fact checks’.
That’s why they’re upset. They know Biden’s ratings will be in the toilet.
I expect a large percentage of Biden viewers might just be there for the huge train wreck.
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