Democrats and media watchers blasted CNN Wednesday night over the network’s combative, lie-filled town hall with former President Donald Trump. AdvertisementBut Collins struggled to fact-check the former president in real-time, and many sharply criticized CNN for putting Trump on-air at all. the CNN town hall audience laughs as Trump smears E Jean Carroll pic.twitter.com/HIokiAqIom — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 11, 2023Put almost none of it on Collins. He’s a volcano of bullshit.”AdvertisementNew York Times reporter Jonathan Swan reported Wednesday night Trump’s advisers were “thrilled” with his appearance at the town hall. — James Fallows (@JamesFallows) May 11, 2023What is the journalistic justification for this town hall, @CNN, and how can just justify doing this without having your moderator fact-checking the constant stream of lies you knew were coming?

Source: Huffington Post May 11, 2023 06:05 UTC