CNNs Town Hall

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Trump Steamrolls CNN—and the Truth—in Town Hall Debacle

“You can’t keep saying that all night long. You can’t keep saying the election is rigged,” Kaitlan Collins said, as Trump continued to do just that.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-steamrolls-cnnand-the-truthin-town-hall-debacle?

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CNN Failed America With Its Train Wreck of a Trump Town Hall

CNN decided to reward Trump for his reckless and dangerous behavior by giving him a 70-minute Festivus to air his grievances and lies.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/cnn-failed-america-with-its-trainwreck-of-a-trump-town-hall?

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CNN town hall audience laughs at sexual assault as Trump reminds us how awful he is

For anyone who grew weary of Trump’s dishonesty and bullheaded cruelty while he was president, CNN's town hall brought back nauseating memories, as well as a preview of how little has changed.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2023/05/10/trump-cnn-town-hall-lies-republican-frontrunner/70196126007/?

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Trump’s defiance at the CNN town hall may scare off many voters — but not the GOP base

NEW YORK (AP) — The Republicans in the audience laughed when former President Donald Trump mocked a woman who accused him of rape. They cheered when he defended his role during the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. And they applauded again after he said he was “honored” to “terminate Roe v. Wade.”

https://apnews.com/article/trump-republican-president-cnn-2024-69921c48683f26c02eb799513e8e5754?

What to know about Trump’s CNN town hall: Lies about election and abortion, attacks on accuser

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s primetime return to CNN Wednesday for the first time since 2016 felt like a throwback: Trump with the long, twisting answers; the interviewer at times struggling to fact-check him or return his focus to the question at hand; and then, eventually, both talking over each other as Trump flings insults her way.

https://apnews.com/article/trump-cnn-town-hall-things-to-know-7be863292956dd2663537880dfbd8c3f

CNN’s town hall quickly turned chaotic, displaying the tightrope facing journalists covering Trump

NEW YORK (AP) — CNN is facing a backlash over its town hall featuring former President Donald Trump, an event that swiftly turned chaotic in a stark display of the tightrope facing journalists covering a leading 2024 Republican candidate who refuses to play by the rules.

https://apnews.com/article/cnn-trump-town-hall-criticism-bb3b9af96f31e3ad6541894c390d4e44

Trump digs in on election lies, insults accuser during CNN town hall event

During a contentious CNN town hall Wednesday night, former President Donald Trump dug in on his lies about the 2020 election, downplayed the violence on Jan. 6, 2021, and repeatedly insulted the woman whom a civil jury this week found him liable for sexually abusing and defaming.

https://apnews.com/article/trump-cnn-e-jean-carroll-trial-d3d516c1b66025f635f8685135d35e43

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Trail Mix: Donald Trump Already Wants to Go Back on CNN

When the lights finally dimmed on Donald Trump’s CNN town hall Wednesday night, a few things were clear.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/trail-mix-donald-trump-already-wants-to-go-back-on-cnn-after-new-hampshire-town-hall?

Anderson Cooper Addresses ‘Disturbing’ Trump Town Hall on CNN

“You have every right to be outraged today and angry, and never watch this network again,” he told viewers, with a caveat.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/anderson-cooper-addresses-disturbing-trump-town-hall-on-cnn?