CNN Faces Calls for Boycott Over Including Trump in Town Hall [View all]
Source: Newsweek
CNN is facing widespread pushback after announcing its presidential town hall in New Hampshire next week will feature former President Donald Trump.
The network announced Monday that the event, which will take place May 10 at St. Anselm College in Goffstown, New Hampshire, and moderated by CNN This Morning anchor Kaitlan Collins. Trump will be funneled questions from Republican and undeclared voters who plan to vote in the 2024 GOP primary election, where New Hampshire is set to be one of four early voting states for the Republican National Committee.
According to CNN, this will be the first time Trump has appeared on the network since his 2016 presidential campaign. Trump has enjoyed a favorable lead in many early hypothetical GOP matchups for the 2024 election despite facing a list of legal troubles that has the potential to cloud his reelection bid.
CNN's announcement sparked criticism on social media, with phrases like "#BoycottCNN" trending over Twitter Monday evening. Several users argued that giving Trump a live platform could be ill-considered given the former president's history of lying during 2020 election events about issues like mail-in voting and COVID-19.
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