{"id":574037,"date":"2023-05-11T14:39:58","date_gmt":"2023-05-11T11:39:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/democrats-target-cnn-over-trump-town-hall\/"},"modified":"2023-05-11T14:39:58","modified_gmt":"2023-05-11T11:39:58","slug":"democrats-target-cnn-over-trump-town-hall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/democrats-target-cnn-over-trump-town-hall\/","title":{"rendered":"#Democrats target CNN over Trump town hall"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/trumpdonald_collinskaitlan_ap-4.png?w=900\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Democrats on Wednesday hit CNN after former President Trump\u2019s town hall on the network, blasting the longtime cable <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> mainstay for giving the former president and current 2024 GOP frontrunner a platform to double down on debunked election denial claims.<\/p>\n<p>Trump hit a number of familiar talking points during the town hall, refusing to back down from claims that the 2020 election was rigged, even as moderator Kaitlan Collins pushed back against the debunked arguments, sometimes struggling to contain the former president. The event was attended by an audience of \u201cRepublicans and undeclared voters who tend to take part in New Hampshire\u2019s Republican primary,\u201d with the crowd frequently cheering Trump\u2019s most aggressive attack lines.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>During and after the broadcast, Democrats took to <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a> to blast CNN for the program. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) said the network \u201cshould be ashamed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCNN should be ashamed of themselves,\u201d Ocasio-Cortez <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AOC\/status\/1656454979790487553\">tweeted<\/a>. \u201cThey have lost total control of this \u2018town hall\u2019 to again be manipulated into platforming election disinformation, defenses of Jan 6th, and a public attack on a sexual abuse victim. The audience is cheering him on and laughing at the host.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JaredHuffman\/status\/1656461716492828673\">argued<\/a> that the network had \u201clearned nothing\u201d in the aftermath of 2016 and 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Steven Cohen (D-Tenn.) said that airing Trump\u2019s town hall was giving a platform to the \u201cbiggest con man.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCNN puts the nations biggest con man, grifter, misogynist, and threat to democracy on prime time for an hour,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/repcohen\/status\/1656476845112524802?s=21&amp;t=O1IMNqeo0q2elATPa5r-NA\">Cohen tweeted<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Trump also targeted Collins during the vent, saying she was a \u201cnasty person\u201d after she repeatedly asked him about his handling of classified documents. Former Rep. Jackie Speier (D-Calif.) lauded Collins for \u201cdoing a brilliant job pushing back.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cVirtually everyone who is asking questions on CNN voted for Trump in 2020,\u201d Speier tweeted. \u201cHow is this anything but free advertising for 1 hour for the Trump campaign?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Former Rep. Elaine Luria (D-Va.) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elaineluria\/status\/1656476871733780481?s=21&amp;t=O1IMNqeo0q2elATPa5r-NA\">criticized CNN<\/a> for \u201cjournalistic malpractice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The network defended Collins in a statement on Thursday.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr3_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cKaitlan Collins exemplified what it means to be a world-class journalist. She asked tough, fair and revealing questions,\u201d the network said in a statement. \u201cAnd she followed up and fact-checked President Trump in real time to arm voters with crucial information about his positions as he enters the 2024 election as the Republican frontrunner. That is CNN\u2019s role and responsibility: to get answers and hold the powerful to account.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s testy performance during the town hall was met with adulation from some of his most fervent supporters, including Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), who said on Twitter she was \u201cso proud of President Trump tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe is truly showing everyone why he is the president America needs,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/repmtg\/status\/1656466933305290754?s=21&amp;t=O1IMNqeo0q2elATPa5r-NA\">Greene said.<\/a> \u201cHe is doing a town hall with CNN, who has attacked him more than anyone.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Copyright 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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