Trump town hall: President rages against Savannah Guthrie and protesters arrested as Biden holds rival event
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Your support makes all the difference.Donald Trump and Joe Biden took part in dueling town hall appearances on what should have been the night of the second presidential debate.
On the same day that the presidential candidates should have clashed, would-be moderator Steve Scully was suspended by his employer C-Span after seeking advice from an anti-Trump activist and lying about it when confronted.
Instead, Savannah Guthrie, co-anchor of NBC News’s Today show, hosted the Trump town hall in Miami while ABC News' chief anchor, George Stephanopoulos, hosted Biden in Philadelphia.
Crossover: Stephanopoulos references Trump town hall on NBC
Biden asked if he thinks the next debate will happen and whether he will demand Trump take a Covid test that day to show he is negative for the virus.
He says yes and that he took a test before this evening’s town hall.
“I’m less concerned about me, more about the guys at the cameras and the Secret Service people…”
Says that he is confident in debate rules and expects to be there.
That’s a wrap from Philadelphia for the Biden town hall
Stephanopoulos thanks the audience for their questions and their service to democracy.
ABC have thrown to post-event coverage, but Biden is staying and answering more questions from the town hall participants with his mask back on.
Trump speaks with audience members post-town hall
Police arrest protesters outside Trump town hall
Lots of praise on social media for Savannah Guthrie
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Biden still going
ABC’s Martha Raddatz says that we’ll all probably be in bed before Biden is out of that hall. The real test will be next week when he faces a combative president Trump.
Holding Trump to account
Holly Baxter writes that Savannah Guthrie, who came prepared for everything and was gloriously unafraid to say Trump sounded like a ‘crazy uncle’ on Twitter, came out better than the president or the former VP tonight
Someone finally held Trump to account tonight — and it wasn’t Joe Biden
Savannah Guthrie, who came prepared for everything and was gloriously unafraid to say Trump sounded like a ‘crazy uncle’ on Twitter, came out better than the president or the former VP tonight
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