It looks like CNN is planning to let Trump lie at will and they’ll only correct him after the debate is over. Great.
The role of a moderator is often in dispute, and David Chalian, CNN’s political director, said that Thursday’s live debate “is not the ideal arena for live fact-checking.” Instead, Ms. Bash and Mr. Tapper would focus on “facilitating the debate between these candidates, not being a participant in that debate,” he said, noting that CNN analysts would assess the veracity of the candidates’ comments immediately after the telecast.
Most people will tune out after the debate because the panel conversation is always tedious for anyone but the most addicted political junkies. The result will be that Biden has to correct the record and will spend most of his time doing that (and probably getting his mic cut because of the sheer volume of lies) and won’t be able to get his own message out effectively — or the lies will stand uncorrected.
It appears that CNN is simply planning to enable a freak show instead of doing its job as journalists. I hope the Biden campaign is fully prepared for that.
CNN knows Trump is playing games:
Trump is scared of President Biden. So cringe. Trump is humiliating himself. Sort of like pathetically begging for votes.
— RiotWomenn (@riotwomennn) June 24, 2024
First clip, Trump says he will lose debate on purpose
Next, says President Biden will be a worthy debater
Then, wonders if he should obstruct debate pic.twitter.com/MQCaB5lMdM