Well, this was a predictably horrible concept.
As you’ve in all probability heard by now, Donald Trump was given a Town Hall particular on CNN Wednesday evening. Not solely was it the day after the presidential candidate was discovered liable by a jury for sexual abuse — gross sufficient — it was additionally a pathetic excuse for a “town hall.” See, city halls are when candidates need to face a consultant pattern of the constituency they’re hoping to manipulate. CNN gave Trump a room filled with solely “Republicans and Republican-leaning independents” — totally ignoring over half the nation. One politician with an viewers pleasant to him isn’t a city corridor — it’s a rally. CNN gave Trump a televised rally. And he used the platform to spew a few of his worst concepts.
We extremely advocate you don’t watch it. In reality, possibly avoid CNN altogether to any extent further after that. Truly gross.
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There’s a cause accountable information organizations don’t air specials dedicated to the KKK, neo-Nazi organizations, or anti-government militias. Just saying “he has a right to his opinion” doesn’t cowl it. And we’re going to put out why by going over the lowlights of what he mentioned — all of which CNN ought to have anticipated…
E. Jean Carroll
Again, this “town hall” aired simply sooner or later after a jury dominated in opposition to Trump, discovering he did sexually abuse columnist E. Jean Carroll. Legally the ex-POTUS didn’t put up a lot of a battle, however he’s badmouthed her all alongside the best way. And after all he was going to take action right here. He mentioned about his sufferer:
“This is a fake story. Made-up story. I have no idea who the hell she is. She’s a whack job.”
Again, a jury of his friends unanimously agreed he sexually abused her. It’s the closest we’ll ever get to a responsible verdict for the various, many accusations of assault in opposition to this man. What did CNN do? They gave Trump a stage to retaliate in opposition to his sexual abuse sufferer. The pro-Trump viewers laughed as he made enjoyable of her story, saying:
“What kind of a woman meets somebody and brings them up and within minutes you’re playing hanky panky in a dressing room?”
He additionally made horrible, unsubstantiated claims that Carroll was racist, saying:
“I have no idea who she is. I had a picture taken years ago with her and her husband, nice guy John Johnson. He was a newscaster, very nice man. She called him an ape, happens to be African American. Called him an ape — the judge wouldn’t allow us to put that in. Her dog or her cat was named Vagina, the judge wouldn’t allow to put that in.”
He accused her of utilizing racial epithets in opposition to her Black husband. If you adopted the trial intently, you recognize Trump was warned by the choose about retaliating in opposition to the sufferer on his little Truth Social app. Instead he received to do it on TV. Thanks, CNN.
Ukraine
Trump’s help of Vladimir Putin is well-documented. He can scream concerning the “Russia Hoax” all he needs, however the investigation discovered that Russia DID give Trump assist in the 2016 election. That’s what the Mueller Report says. Lots of people on Don’s group went to jail for mendacity about it. And in return, he turned the Republican Party right into a disturbingly pro-Putin outfit. (Remember when all these GOP senators spent the Fourth of July in Moscow? Because it occurred!)
So it’s not a lot of a shock his stance on Russia’s unlawful, murderous invasion of the Ukraine. But how would he reply the query? In a roomful of pals? When requested point-blank if he needs Ukraine to win the battle, he deflected:
“I don’t think in terms of winning and losing. I think in terms of getting it settled so we stop killing all these people.”
When requested if he agreed Putin was a conflict felony, he deferred:
“I think it’s something that should not be discussed now, it should be discussed later.”
This man is operating for president. And he can’t even say he helps our ally. He can’t even decry a person who has attacked us a number of occasions.
Misogyny
Trump performed all of the outdated hits on this live performance particular, together with a chorus of the traditional “Nasty woman.” Moderator Kaitlan Collins is a fellow conservative and former worker of Tucker Carlson — however she’s additionally a lady. So don’t count on her to get a lot respect from this ex-Prez. When Trump deflected his solutions concerning the dealing with of high secret categorized paperwork, she pressed him, and he interrupted her:
“Can I talk? Can I answer the question?”
She responded:
“I want you to answer the question, that’s why I asked it.”
To which a person who was the President of the United States of America responded:
“You’re a nasty person.”
“Nasty” — a phrase he pulls out particularly for girls he feels are stepping out of their place.
The viewers cheered btw. Sigh…
Roe v Wade
Trump not solely celebrated the overturning of Roe v Wade, calling it a “great victory” — he took private credit score for it. He mentioned:
“The fact I was able to terminate Roe v. Wade after 50 years of trying. They worked for 50 years — I’ve never seen anything like it. They worked, and I was even, I was so honored to have done it. We are in a very good negotiating position right now only because of what I was able to do.”
He was speaking about negotiating a federal ban on abortion, to be clear. That was the questioning that led right here. And when he mentioned he supported exceptions for rape, incest, and saving the lifetime of the mom, he additionally did his traditional equivocating factor of noting that “a lot of people are against that.” Because he doesn’t wish to lose these folks. Heaven forbid…
The Big Lie
Well, that is the massive one. Remember that is what received Trump suspended from Twitter and Facebook. Ever because the 2020 election, Trump has claimed he didn’t in truth lose however that the entire thing was rigged. A grand conspiracy through which the press, the voting machine producers, and the governments of a number of states (largely Republican, thoughts you) had been all mendacity concerning the outcomes, and that Joe Biden was not the professional president.
He spouted the false election claims for all to listen to on social media, regardless of by no means having the ability to produce a single piece of proof supporting them. In reality, all of the efforts to dig up something solely turned up extra votes for Biden. Federal judges, native election commissions, everybody agreed there was no voter fraud, that the outcomes of the election had been legit. But Trump saved saying it anyway. (And so did his cronies — extra on that in a second…)
On January 6, 2021, this Big Lie got here to a head when Trump held a “Stop the Steal” rally in Washington, D.C., only a quick stroll from the Capitol Building — on the identical day the election was being licensed by Vice President Mike Pence and the remainder of Congress. He advised the folks to march on the Capitol, to battle for him. And they did. They stormed the constructing, beating law enforcement officials and threatening worse violence in opposition to elected officers. They chanted “Hang Mike Pence.”
Most of those folks have been recognized within the days and months since and have already confronted trial. Over 1000 Trump followers, together with members of the Proud Boys and Oath Breakers, had been charged. Many have already been discovered responsible of crimes starting from coming into a restricted federal constructing to seditious conspiracy. Those charged with the latter had been discovered to have meant to overthrow the authorized election course of. This wasn’t only a riot. It was an tried coup. It was an revolt. Led by Trump’s phrases. In reality, a fantastic many defendants argued precisely that in court docket — that Trump was the one who advised them to do it. The incitement of this revolt can also be what led to Trump’s second impeachment, within the last days of his presidency. He couldn’t be charged with crimes, however this was the presidential model. Fox News additionally confronted penalties for spreading the lie — they paid $787.5 million, the biggest settlement in historical past to Dominion Voting Systems, who sued over their machines being lied about. They confirmed of their damning lawsuit discovery that even nobody at Fox truly believed Trump received behind the scenes. But saying it was good for scores.
OK, all that, and he’s continued to unfold the Big Lie on his Truth Social and at his rallies. So what did CNN count on him to do after they put him on TV?
Throughout the particular, Trump persistently doubled down on his claims the election was rigged, saying there have been improper ballots in Detroit, Atlanta and Philadelphia. He additionally defended the telephone name he had with Georgia’s Secretary of State through which he requested him to “find” 11,000 extra votes in order that he’d win. He continued to argue the election was rigged, stolen from his supporters. He mentioned it repeatedly and once more.
If he incited violence amongst those that stood earlier than him on January 6, what the eff does CNN suppose placing him in entrance of thousands and thousands of residence viewers to say the identical BS would do? That’s why we’re saying that is probably the most irresponsible factor we’ve seen on TV possibly ever. We extremely advocate you don’t watch. Nor that you just watch CNN in any respect if that is what they suppose passes for election protection.