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Trump Camp Sees CNN Town Hall as Calculated Risk
New York Times ^ | May 10, 2023, 12:00 p.m. ET | Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan

Posted on 05/10/2023 10:46:13 AM PDT by conservative98

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1 posted on 05/10/2023 10:46:13 AM PDT by conservative98
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“You can’t just stay on certain channels all the time,” said a person close to Mr. Trump who was not authorized to speak publicly about the town hall planning. “You’ve got to start venturing out. And that’s a clear contrast to what other candidates may or may not do.”


2 posted on 05/10/2023 10:46:42 AM PDT by conservative98
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What time is the town hall?

The town hall is set to begin at 8 p.m. ET on Wednesday (today.)

How can I watch it?

The town hall will stream live without requiring a cable log-in, on CNN.com’s homepage and across mobile devices via CNN’s apps for iOS and Android, on CNN OTT and mobile apps under “TV Channels,” or CNNgo where available. The town hall will also be available On Demand beginning Thursday, May 11, to pay TV subscribers via CNN.com, the CNN OTT app, and Cable Operator Platforms.


3 posted on 05/10/2023 10:47:20 AM PDT by conservative98
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Live, no editing, and no staged questions.


4 posted on 05/10/2023 10:51:13 AM PDT by blackdog ((Z28.310) We're all Women now.)
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Honestly I dont see why he’s doing this, no one that watches CNN will EVER vote for him EVER


5 posted on 05/10/2023 10:51:23 AM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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I don’t see how they expect the audience will be republicans or republican leaning given the state is at best 50/50. And, the 50% GOP is mostly GOPe. Then, add in this is a CNN event, I would expect CNN to manipulate the event tickets distribution and the result could be a very hostile crowd. He can handle a hostile crowd, just it is pie in the sky thinking that the crowd would be MAGA. Plan for the worst, hope for the best. Not plan for the best, hope the worst doesn’t happen.


6 posted on 05/10/2023 10:52:01 AM PDT by rigelkentaurus
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To: Sarah Barracuda

It worked in 2016.


7 posted on 05/10/2023 10:53:11 AM PDT by conservative98
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It’s in CNN’s best interest to promote Trump as the 2024 nominee. I don’t think they will get nasty tricks going just yet? That part comes around this time next year.


8 posted on 05/10/2023 10:53:42 AM PDT by blackdog ((Z28.310) We're all Women now.)
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The audience is 400 Trump supporters so it should be smooth sailing for him.


9 posted on 05/10/2023 10:54:27 AM PDT by napscoordinator (DeSantis is a beast! Florida is the freest state in the country! )
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This isn’t going to go well for DJT.


10 posted on 05/10/2023 10:54:40 AM PDT by Carriage Hill (A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
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Not the correct paradigm...Tons of people that ordinarily never watch CNN are going to be tuned into this.


11 posted on 05/10/2023 10:55:00 AM PDT by Codeflier (My voting days are over. Let it burn...give the people what they want good and hard.)
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And that’s a clear contrast to what other candidates may or may not do.”

Now THERE’s a cogent observation...PR people..


12 posted on 05/10/2023 10:56:58 AM PDT by jagusafr ( )
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Trump will answer more unscripted “tough” questions in this one interview than Biden has done in his last 2 years. That’s the way to look at this....


13 posted on 05/10/2023 10:56:59 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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How many questions directed to Trump will include the word “rape” in them?

I’m going to guess at least six.


14 posted on 05/10/2023 10:58:14 AM PDT by Boogieman
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that is one thing I have always liked about Trump, he will take risks others would not.


15 posted on 05/10/2023 11:00:07 AM PDT by Baladas
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I’m not so sure it will go badly for him. This is usually his best format. Much better than debates, his social media posts, or news conferences.


16 posted on 05/10/2023 11:00:40 AM PDT by Codeflier (My voting days are over. Let it burn...give the people what they want good and hard.)
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I think both PDJT and CNN come out of this evening with wins.


17 posted on 05/10/2023 11:01:39 AM PDT by jimfree (My 20 y/o granddaughter continues to have more quality exec experience than Joe Biden.)
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To: Sarah Barracuda

He’s doing this for good or bad because he dislikes fox right now. When ratings come out on the event he will post about it at where he does his thing. He will shame fox and say, look at my views, etc etc.


18 posted on 05/10/2023 11:02:13 AM PDT by Theoria
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Then each time...”Not going to answer until I see you ask Joe Biden about Tara Reade, or Bill Clinton about Juanita Broddrick.”


19 posted on 05/10/2023 11:03:17 AM PDT by Codeflier (My voting days are over. Let it burn...give the people what they want good and hard.)
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Me too.


20 posted on 05/10/2023 11:03:50 AM PDT by Codeflier (My voting days are over. Let it burn...give the people what they want good and hard.)
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