During President Trump’s recent town hall with ABC, George Stephanopoulos and the audience were overtly hostile. But at the CNN town hall with Joe Biden on Thursday, it was a total love fest from Anderson Cooper and the audience. There were no attacks against Joe Biden, like there were against Trump. Instead, it was nothing but softball questions. It was sickening. We have an illegitimate propaganda media in this country.
White House Press Secretary @KayleighMcEnany: President @realDonaldTrump gets the most vile questions from the press while Joe Biden gets softballs pic.twitter.com/qQpy31DdVb
— Team Trump (Text TRUMP to 88022) (@TeamTrump) September 18, 2020
CNN panned for ‘softball’ Biden town hall: This isn’t getting him ready for the debates
Story continues below advertisement‘So far the questions… sound as if they were written by Biden’s campaign,’ one critic said
By Fox News, September 17, 2020
The reviews are in for the CNN town hall featuring Joe Biden… and they aren’t great.
While Biden’s performance has received praise for his ability to display empathy towards Pennsylvania voters selected to ask questions, what has been described as the “softball” treatment of the former VP by CNN was widely panned on Thursday night, especially following the grilling President Trump faced at the ABC News town hall on Tuesday.
“In the first moments, the contrast between what Trump was asked and what Biden is being asked is striking,” Politico columnist Jeff Greenfield tweeted, later writing. “Biden is doing very well, yes. But this is not exactly getting him ready to face tough questions from a Chris Wallace or Jake Tapper (should he decide to do so).”
That was in reference to the first presidential debate on Sept. 29, which is being moderated by “Fox News Sunday” anchor Chris Wallace
In the first moments, the contrast between what Trump was asked and what Biden is being asked is striking.
— Jeff Greenfield (@greenfield64) September 18, 2020
Biden is doing very well, yes. But this is not exactly getting him ready to face tough questions from a Chris Wallace or Jake Tapper (should he decide to do so).
— Jeff Greenfield (@greenfield64) September 18, 2020
According to analysis from NewsBusters managing editor Curtis Houck, of the 16 participants who asked Biden questions, 13 of them, over a whopping 80 percent were identified as Democrats. Only three were identified as Republicans.
That was in stark contrast to the town hall attendees Trump faced on ABC News, which featured four Trump voters, three Hillary Clinton voters, one Jill Stein voters, three non-voters, and one unidentified.
There have been six questioners so far at the first commercial break of CNN's #BidenTownHall. Five of the six are Democrats, and five of the six are from the left.
Anderson Cooper has interjected eight times.
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) September 18, 2020
Others picked up on the slanted questions at the CNN town hall.
“Has CNN asked a question to anyone who’s not a Democrat? (may have missed),” The Daily Beast politics reporter Hanna Trudo asked about the overwhelming presence of Democratic voters before deleting her tweet.
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Who knows: maybe CNN did a Donna Brazile and feed Biden the questions and answers. What was good enough For Hillary should be good enough for Biiden. Maybe it was that helpful little voice in Biden’s head? (No Joe, not God but one of your staff to the earpiece you wear.)
How many energy drinks did Biden take, or was it a caffeine patch? Somehow he was still awake after twenty minutes. I would hate to be the person who helped him remove his adult diaper.
Example of real softball questions? Trudeau gets asked about what “hair products” he uses, about his socks, what book he just read, and other really bitting hard questions. If by some insane vote Biden wins, expect questions like that.
REPROBATES!!
GROSSSSS !!!! But I’m sure Anderson wouldn’t have minded one bit….
No probably some grab ass going on with creepy sniffing his scalp –
If he’s actually going to go through with a debate, they’ll jack him up on so many drugs that I’ve probably never heard of. You won’t see him for 3 days afterward.
I cannot seriously believe Biden’s handlers are going to let him on a debate stage with Trump. They will find a way out of it, they have to.
I’ve been saying that for over a month, but the time draws nigh. They still have covid for him to come down with.
That’s my guess.
Dr Jill will fill in as ‘ absentee ‘
And YOU Think there will be a Debate, HAHAHA, i have a Bridge to sell YOU!
Biden, I have the Flu, i have the Rona, i have the BUBONIC PLAGUE!
I can’t wait to see Trump tie plugs up in knots. His caregivers will most likely take him off the stage in 20 minutes into the debate.
Hell cnn probably colluded with china joes campaign – Good treat him with extra padded gloves – Orange Man will tear him up ..