In fact, they’re standard fare for every political debate or town hall. And no doubt such negotiations were part of the lead-up to last week’s disastrous CNN town hall with former President Donald Trump. Every journalist I’ve talked to agrees: You can’t ignore Donald Trump. The point is: Nothing that happened at CNN’s town hall with Donald Trump was accidental or spontaneous. In effect, CNN turned over an hour of prime time to Donald Trump, agreeing to a format that made it virtually impossible to get at the truth.

Source: CNN May 16, 2023 14:30 UTC