Donald Trump demolished CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins during a town hall Wednesday evening.
How bad was the town hall for the fake news network?
CNN cut the town hall short, reportedly by 20 minutes.
Despite the ratings boost of having President Trump on the network, it appears CNN had to throw in the towel.
The Telegraph noted that the town hall was scheduled for 90 minutes.
Good evening.
Follow our updates as Donald Trump participates in a ‘town hall’ during which he will face questions from a live audience.
The 90-minute event comes one day after a civil jury found the former US President liable for the sexual abuse of writer E Jean Carroll.
Mr Trump reacted to that finding by posting on his Truth Social app that the case was a “witch hunt” and that he had “absolutely no idea who this woman is”.
Expect further defensive comments when Mr Trump takes the stage in New Hampshire tonight.
The event will be moderated by former chief White House correspondent and CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins.
Several commentators highlighted on social media that the town hall did not last 90 minutes.
“The CNN Town Hall was a 90 minute broadcast, though the network expected the actual event to go as long as 75 minutes. They stopped less than 70 minutes in. In other words, they could have gone longer if they wanted—which is usually what executives do with big ratings draws,” Puck Senior Correspondent Dylan Byers said.
Note: The CNN Town Hall was a 90 minute broadcast, though the network expected the actual event to go as long as 75 minutes. They stopped less than 70 minutes in. In other words, they could have gone longer if they wanted—which is usually what executives do with big ratings draws
— Dylan Byers (@DylanByers) May 11, 2023
Multiple users on Twitter noted the town hall lasted for 69 minutes.
the Trump town hall on CNN was 69 minutes long pic.twitter.com/6pqfrSCsuI
— siraj hashmi (@SirajAHashmi) May 11, 2023
When the Trump town hall lasts exactly 69 minutes and ends at 6:09 PM. @alx pic.twitter.com/3RDYoOOneU
— BRO𝕏 (@luke_brocks) May 11, 2023
President Trump hit CNN from every angle.
He brought the J6 receipts.
When Collins tried to interrupt Trump, he rightfully called her a "nasty person."
Trump called out the hypocrisy of the weaponized Department of Justice.
WATCH 🚨
CNN’s Kaitlan Collins asks President Trump why he had documents at Mar-a-Lago, and Trump drops TRUTH BOMBS on her.
“They didn’t raid Biden’s house! That’s the one with the Corvette and the documents were laying all over the floor. I have Secret Service. He didn’t!” pic.twitter.com/ZfHc5UFqfB
— Alexander Sheppard 🇺🇸 (@NotAlexSheppard) May 11, 2023
Breitbart Senior Editor-at-Large Joel Pollak said the audience laughed at CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins.
The @CNN audience is laughing at Kaitlin Collins because she keeps trying to squeeze Trump’s answers into her preconceived categories. It’s stupid and, yes, it is funny to laugh at her doing that. https://t.co/Qz8Gb0sYtE
— Joel Pollak (@joelpollak) May 11, 2023
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez admitted the audience cheered Trump and laughed at Collins.
Steve Bannon said it was the first time ever the 'mercy rule' was invoked.
First Time Ever ‘Mercy Rule’ Invoked…
@DylanByers pic.twitter.com/EEnfsJawaJ
— Grace Chong 🇺🇸 (@gc22gc) May 11, 2023
Donald Trump received a standing ovation from the crowd for his town hall performance.
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