It's been for at least a week now, maybe two, that I've gotten e-mailed petitions (lots of them) asking to "demand" that CNN not host Donald Trump for a "town hall" meeting. I would never sign a petition like that. First, Trump is as entitled to "freedom of speech" as is anyone else. (Unless he's inciting people to riot and break into and damage the Capitol Building. No, he wasn't entitled to freedom of speech then.) Second, every time Trump opens his mouth, he makes a fool of himself. He always has. Since I don't favor Trump, why would I object to his making a fool of himself to a television audience?
So, Trump had his "town hall" meeting on CNN last night. Did I watch? Of course not. But some people did. And some of them are incensed that Donald Trump made a fool of himself, and told an overwhelming profusion of lies. On TV. Yeah, so, what else was he going to do? That's what he does. He makes a fool of himself, and he lies continually.
Frankly, I don't know why people, especially Dems/libs, are mad at CNN. CNN is, as far as I know (I don't watch TV, and I don't follow any of those kinds of shows), a left-leaning station. If that's true, their move was brilliant. Why complain that Donald Trump makes a fool of himself and lies continually, when you can just put him on air, and let everyone see this for themselves?
And since this was a "town hall" meeting set-up, if I had been in that audience, I would have wanted to ask questions. I would have wanted to know if Trump considers CNN an example of what he likes to call "fake news." From everything he's uttered before, it sure sounds like he does. And if CNN is "fake news," and he's on it, does that make him "fake?" I mean setting aside any of the other evidence that he's fake, does he himself think and conclude that his appearance on a "fake news" station is evidence that he's fake? And if he's not fake, and his agreement to be on CNN means CNN is not fake, was he always wrong? Can he be clear and explicit about that?
I would understand why Reps/cons would be mad at Trump for making a very public fool of himself, and lying continually and overtly. That's why his lawyers wouldn't let him testify in the Jean Carroll matter. They know he's his own worst enemy. But I don't know why Dems/libs are complaining.
Some people are going to vote for that "clown," as Joe Biden rightly called him, twice, in a candidates' debate in 2020. But it's fewer and fewer every time he opens his mouth. Go for it, Donnie.
CNN did the right thing. It was fair, but perhaps more importantly, it was very clever. And the left wing opinion-spouters and "pundits" who think CNN shouldn't have given him a platform are wrong. They'll thank CNN for this next year in November.
By the way, some jury in NY returned a verdict in favor of Jean Carroll. This was on the basis of nothing, no facts, and just a complaint which was incoherent. One report I read had a video which ended with someone's conclusion that the jury concluded as it did essentially because Trump is a jerk.
Here's one excerpt from an article about Anderson Cooper's view of this CNN event: "CNN Worldwide CEO Chris Licht is facing criticism from outside and inside the network over the decision to do the town hall with Trump. He also defended the event in a staff call this morning. 'There is so much we learned last night about what a second Trump presidency would look like, that is incredibly important for the country to hear,' Licht said."
ReplyDeleteAnd here's another: "In his remarks, Cooper not only made the case that the network could not ignore the front runner for the GOP nomination, but that it was also important for viewers to realize the extent of his support, as disturbing as Trump’s words and the audience’s reaction may have been.
"He told viewers that 'as good a job as Kaitlan Collins did in trying to fact check him, it is impossible to fact check fully because he lies so shamelessly. Now, many of you think CNN shouldn’t have given him any platform to speak, and I understand the anger about that, giving him the audience, the time, I get that. But this is what I also get. The man you were so disturbed to see and hear from last night. That man is the front runner for the Republican nomination for president. And according to polling, no other Republican is even close. That man you were so upset to hear from last night, he may be president United States in less than two years. And that audience that upset you? That’s a sampling of about half the country. They are your family members, your neighbors, and they are voting, and many said they’re voting for him.'
"He added, 'Now, maybe you haven’t been paying attention to him since he left office. Maybe you’ve been enjoying not hearing from him, thinking it cannot happen again, some investigation is going to stop him. Well, it hasn’t so far. So if last night showed anything, it showed it can happen again. It is happening again. He hasn’t changed, and he is running hard.'”
And here's another whole, short article: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/donald-trump-gave-jack-smith-what-he-wanted-during-his-cnn-outburst-morning-joe/ar-AA1b67UL?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=41f7622408f54f74bcef7a045c7480f3&ei=46
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