Late Sunday, a senior advisor to Bolton, speaking to Fox News, denied the Times' reporting that Bolton had shared any portion of his manuscript with "close associates." The Town Hall, which was taking place with just days to go until the do-or-die, first-in-the-nation caucuses are held in Iowa on Feb. 3, afforded Buttigieg the opportunity to respond to a series of breaking-news events. He began the town hall by offering condolences for the death of NBA star Kobe Bryant. At the Town Hall, Buttigieg emphasized that Trump should be removed from office -- a highly unlikely eventuality, given that a two-thirds vote of the GOP-controlled Senate would be necessary. "Pete broke through with his CNN town hall last March, and even had Donald Trump attacking him after his Fox News town hall dominated the national conversation."

Source: Fox News January 26, 2020 23:03 UTC