The CNN Town Hall was great

[gulliver]

My two cents are that I thought Kaitlan Collins did a great job yesterday. I also thought it was good decision for CNN to host the event. It didn't help Trump, and it hurt the Republicans.

The CNN Chairman pointed out that it wakes us all up. We need it. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/11/business/media/cnn-donald-trump-chris-licht.html

Marc Thiessen (conservative columnist) pointed out what a "dumpster" fire it was for Republicans. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/05/11/trump-town-hall-disaster-gop/

There are a lot more reasons the event was good, one of which is that CNN trying to shut out Trump would have played to his favor. Nothing makes a lying, insecure LOSER like Trump look better than to be seen as "the media trying to shut him up."

I have to respectfully disagree with my fellow lefties, some of whom want to cancel CNN. I despise Trump, but we should count to ten. This was a great news media decision, a great moderator performance, and a good result for the anti-Trumps. It helped Biden and America, and it hurt the Republicans and Trump.

[Drum]

1. ...

[Irish_Dem]

2. Normally Trump's performance would mean the end of a political career.

In Trump's case it means he gets more votes.

[happy feet]

3. Not!

For all the reasons given in other threads. The moderator was below average. Repeated fact checks given to her but couldn’t think on her feet in retort to Trump lying. No gravitas, no response when Trump claimed Dems are for infanticide. What a low bar you have.

And as a women I’m dismayed she didn’t retort to Trump calling her nasty to her face. There should have been rules against ad hominem. She didn’t deserve that.

[NoRethugFriends]

4. You're quoting the right wing CNN Chairman? Seriously?

[Scrivener7]

5. mkay.

[GuppyGal]

6. Agreed...and he said some pretty incriminating shit regarding his court cases. I like that. I just

don't think they should of packed the audience with fan bois that was some BS right there. If he made that a condition then fuck him no we ain't doing it.

[demmiblue]

7. Lol... no. n/t

[LAS14]

8. I agree. Shine a bright light! nt

[Doc Sportello]

9. Licht said it "woke people up"

The only people who it woke up to what dump actually is are too stupid to to count to three. A self-serving ignorant take by Licht is what you are using to try and make your points about the greatness of it all? Good grief. If that's all you got then it shows how wrong you are.

[lapucelle]

10. ...

Link to tweet

[Deuxcents]

11. I hope it was great for Jack Smith and Ms Carroll's attorney

And other prosecutors. For the rest of America.. we’ll see. I did not watch so my opinion is what I’m reading and watching now

[claudette]

12. It was awful

because he disgraces our country in front of the whole world. He is a criminal and should be treated like one - not like a celebrity.

[Raine]

13. I thought Collins did an awful job. Collins was unprepared

and Trump ran circles around her. All she could do was try and talk over him but he just ignored her and turned to the audience and talked to them.

[NewHendoLib]

14. You really don't understand how propaganda works, do you?

[Skittles]

15. sorry, no

Trump never conceded the election and then tried to overthrow the government, and he was found guilty of sex charges - the man should NOT be given ANY KIND OF PLATFORM....END OF FUCKING STORY

[Ms. Toad]

16. There's a difference between trying to shut him up

And offering him free advertising platform and allowing him to play his hand to a hand-selected receptive audience, on a major network.

What they did was not shutting him up. It was promoting him above other candidates.

[PortTack]

17. ☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️

[Marius25]

18. Wrong. It was a disaster for America.

CNN is pro-fascism.

[niyad]

19. You forgot the sarcasm thingy, yes???