Trump and Biden Dueling Townhalls

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We ran the numbers: There are 4898 news articles covering this topic. 33% (1608) are left leaning, 46% (2247) are center, and 21% (1043) are right leaning.

On Thursday, both Democratic nominee Joe Biden and President Trump participated in separate town halls. While left-leaning articles by The Washington Post highlights that Trump avoided answering a question about the last time he got tested was before his debate with Biden, right-leaning articles highlight that NBC irked the left by announcing a town hall with President Trump airing directly opposite an ABC town hall with Joe Biden.

A left-leaning article by The Washington Post highlights that Trump avoided answering a question regarding when his last coronavirus test was before the first debate with Biden. Meanwhile, Biden said that getting tested was about “decency.”

USA Today published a centrist article reporting that the town halls featuring President Donald Trump and his rival Joe Biden were extremely different. The 60-minute NBC forum in Miami with Trump was combative as moderator Savannah Gutherie pressed Trump on the coronavirus pandemic and white supremacy, while the 90-minute ABC town hall with Biden was much more low-key.


Fox News published a right-leaning article highlighting that NBC irked the left by announcing a town hall with President Trump airing directly opposite an ABC town hall with Joe Biden. The New Yorker’s Sue Halpern called the decision “stunning and shameful” while actress Shakina Nayfack tweeted, “Shame on @NBC.”


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