TV media's Trump coverage deja vu: repeating 2016 mistakes.
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CNN's decision to air a "town hall" with former President Donald Trump has been criticized for repeating the mistakes of the 2016 election, when the network gave him hours of airtime for ratings and profits. CNN's own reporter called the event a "spectacle of lies," and even Republicans condemned the network for failing to hold Trump accountable. The question of how television should cover Trump as the next election approaches is being debated, with some arguing that live events with supportive audiences only serve to amplify his lies and distractions.
- CNN’s Trump debacle suggests TV media set to repeat mistakes of 2016 The Guardian US
- The Memo: How CNN gave Trump his best campaign moment so far The Hill
- Anderson Cooper says viewers have every right to abandon CNN after Trump town hall The Independent
- Opinion | We're Asking the Wrong Questions About the Trump Town Hall The New York Times
- McDermott: Trump's town hall was a gruesome spectacle — and a warning of what's coming St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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