Kaitlan Collins is a very smart lady. The questions that she poses can be really mesmerizing to the audience but those at the receiving end are clearly pushed into the corner.
But no doubt that Trump will spew out that "Fake news" allegations against her and CNN when he has no response!!
Opinion | Should CNN really host a Donald Trump town hall?
He’s liable to say anything and is known to spread dangerous misinformation. He’s also the likely Republican nominee for president.
Well here’s something that you probably didn’t see coming.
Former president and current Republican candidate for president Donald Trump is going to do a town hall … on CNN.
It will be Wednesday, May 10 at 9 p.m. from Saint Anselm College in New Hampshire. “CNN This Morning” co-anchor and former White House correspondent Kaitlan Collins will moderate. Trump will take questions from Collins as well as a live audience of New Hampshire Republican and undeclared voters who say they intend to vote in the New Hampshire Republican presidential primary.
Initial thoughts: first, CNN. Should the cable news network have on the former president even though Trump has often been critical of CNN and all nonconservative media? Should they have Trump on even though he’s liable to say anything, even if it doesn’t come close to resembling the truth? Should they host someone who is known to spread dangerous misinformation and disinformation?
Absolutely. This is a no-brainer. Of course CNN should have on Trump. As of this moment, he’s the Republican Party favorite to be the presidential nominee in 2024. That makes him newsworthy. Assuming they agreed to no preconditions, CNN is in charge of the evening.
And the rest of the media observers and critics — as well as news consumers — should be OK with this. We can’t criticize Republican politicians for never (or rarely) agreeing to TV interviews outside of Fox News or Newsmax and then stomp our feet when one agrees to go on CNN.
But, of course, it comes with a caveat.
Many are already upset with CNN for “giving Trump a platform.” But if Collins does her job, Trump won’t have the freedom to ramble on with the nodding approval of a sycophant anchor like we’ve seen conservative news hosts do. If Collins does her job, she will push back on any of Trump’s lies.
It’s all up to Collins.
This is a big moment for Collins. She is well experienced in Washington politics and knows Trump well, having covered him when he was president. She and Trump have had their share of run-ins. But this will be a test unlike any she has ever faced: trying to corral Trump in a room that is more likely to side with Trump if there are any confrontations. And fact-checking someone who spews out such many falsehoods in such a short period of time is not easy. She will need to do her homework and have some fast-thinking producers and fact-checkers in her earpiece.
Collins had been co-hosting CNN’s morning show with Poppy Harlow and Don Lemon until Lemon was fired last week. Now it’s just Collins and Harlow, but there have been rumors that the morning show, which is struggling to get good ratings, might get an overhaul. There already is buzz that Collins could end up with a prime-time spot on CNN and a good performance in the town hall certainly wouldn’t hurt.
Alyssa Farah Griffin, the co-host of “The View” who used to work in the communication department in Trump’s White House, tweeted, “@kaitlancollins is one of the toughest interviewers out there. Anyone thinking Trump will get away with lying without being called out needs to watch her past interviews. Honestly surprised he agreed.”
So why did he agree? A Trump adviser told CNN’s Oliver Darcy, “Going outside the traditional Republican ‘comfort zone’ was a key to President Trump’s success in 2016. Some other candidates are too afraid to take this step in their quest to defeat Joe Biden, and are afraid to do anything other than Fox News.”
That sounds like a shot (or a dare) at other potential Republican candidates. (Uh, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis?) Politico’s Alex Isenstadt reports that this is all a part of a new aggressive media strategy from Trump. Isenstadt writes that Trump has been in talks with other networks, including NBC. In addition, going on CNN could be a poke at Fox News.
Isenstadt says it was CNN that reached out to Trump “several months ago.” Again, I have no problem with that. CNN is a news outlet. Trump is newsworthy.
But to be clear, the most important person on the stage next Wednesday won’t be Trump. It will be Collins.
www.poynter.org
But no doubt that Trump will spew out that "Fake news" allegations against her and CNN when he has no response!!
Opinion | Should CNN really host a Donald Trump town hall?
He’s liable to say anything and is known to spread dangerous misinformation. He’s also the likely Republican nominee for president.
Well here’s something that you probably didn’t see coming.
Former president and current Republican candidate for president Donald Trump is going to do a town hall … on CNN.
It will be Wednesday, May 10 at 9 p.m. from Saint Anselm College in New Hampshire. “CNN This Morning” co-anchor and former White House correspondent Kaitlan Collins will moderate. Trump will take questions from Collins as well as a live audience of New Hampshire Republican and undeclared voters who say they intend to vote in the New Hampshire Republican presidential primary.
Initial thoughts: first, CNN. Should the cable news network have on the former president even though Trump has often been critical of CNN and all nonconservative media? Should they have Trump on even though he’s liable to say anything, even if it doesn’t come close to resembling the truth? Should they host someone who is known to spread dangerous misinformation and disinformation?
Absolutely. This is a no-brainer. Of course CNN should have on Trump. As of this moment, he’s the Republican Party favorite to be the presidential nominee in 2024. That makes him newsworthy. Assuming they agreed to no preconditions, CNN is in charge of the evening.
And the rest of the media observers and critics — as well as news consumers — should be OK with this. We can’t criticize Republican politicians for never (or rarely) agreeing to TV interviews outside of Fox News or Newsmax and then stomp our feet when one agrees to go on CNN.
But, of course, it comes with a caveat.
Many are already upset with CNN for “giving Trump a platform.” But if Collins does her job, Trump won’t have the freedom to ramble on with the nodding approval of a sycophant anchor like we’ve seen conservative news hosts do. If Collins does her job, she will push back on any of Trump’s lies.
It’s all up to Collins.
This is a big moment for Collins. She is well experienced in Washington politics and knows Trump well, having covered him when he was president. She and Trump have had their share of run-ins. But this will be a test unlike any she has ever faced: trying to corral Trump in a room that is more likely to side with Trump if there are any confrontations. And fact-checking someone who spews out such many falsehoods in such a short period of time is not easy. She will need to do her homework and have some fast-thinking producers and fact-checkers in her earpiece.
Collins had been co-hosting CNN’s morning show with Poppy Harlow and Don Lemon until Lemon was fired last week. Now it’s just Collins and Harlow, but there have been rumors that the morning show, which is struggling to get good ratings, might get an overhaul. There already is buzz that Collins could end up with a prime-time spot on CNN and a good performance in the town hall certainly wouldn’t hurt.
Alyssa Farah Griffin, the co-host of “The View” who used to work in the communication department in Trump’s White House, tweeted, “@kaitlancollins is one of the toughest interviewers out there. Anyone thinking Trump will get away with lying without being called out needs to watch her past interviews. Honestly surprised he agreed.”
So why did he agree? A Trump adviser told CNN’s Oliver Darcy, “Going outside the traditional Republican ‘comfort zone’ was a key to President Trump’s success in 2016. Some other candidates are too afraid to take this step in their quest to defeat Joe Biden, and are afraid to do anything other than Fox News.”
That sounds like a shot (or a dare) at other potential Republican candidates. (Uh, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis?) Politico’s Alex Isenstadt reports that this is all a part of a new aggressive media strategy from Trump. Isenstadt writes that Trump has been in talks with other networks, including NBC. In addition, going on CNN could be a poke at Fox News.
Isenstadt says it was CNN that reached out to Trump “several months ago.” Again, I have no problem with that. CNN is a news outlet. Trump is newsworthy.
But to be clear, the most important person on the stage next Wednesday won’t be Trump. It will be Collins.
Should CNN really host a Donald Trump town hall? - Poynter
He’s liable to say anything and is known to spread dangerous misinformation. He’s also the likely Republican nominee for president.
www.poynter.org
Didn't find out about this soon enough to bid on the popcorn concession. Curse you Orville Redenbacher!
