Neither CNN nor its host was able to take control as the ex-president played steamroller, to the audience’s delight
“They have lost total control of this ‘town hall’ to again be manipulated into platforming election disinformation, defenses of Jan 6th, and a public attack on a sexual abuse victim.CNN, the audience in Manchester, New Hampshire, was made up of “New Hampshire Republicans and undeclared voters”, but in reality the crowd might as well have been scooped up from a Trump campaign rally.
, quoting a false claim by Trump that Democrats wanted abortion to be legal up until, and apparently after, birth.The decision to give a platform to Trump, a man who has something of a track record for lying, was widely criticized before the event.
The network aired clips of the interview throughout the day, with a chyron hovering over the footage promoting Trump’s town hall appearance.