I did manage to watch some of it. Kaitlin Collins made a strong effort, but she was not equal to the outright lies, unlikely hypotheticals, and insulting offensiveness of Trump. He is a seasoned showman and doesn’t play by the rules. Not only that, but of everyone there, she was the only one trying to get honest answers (as a good journalist should). The (largely conservative) students in attendance only facilitated his self promoting carryings on, and she was massively outnumbered. His campaign obligatory “drill, baby, drill” was of course met with cheers. Why CNN ever decided to air what amounted to a Trump rally is weird, unless it was some effort to appear unbiased? They could have picked a more balanced venue, which makes me think they negotiated with Trump poorly for the airtime. Now the insufferable bore is gloating about what a greasy weasel he is, portraying it as a win, surprising no one.
I did manage to watch some of it. Kaitlin Collins made a strong effort, but she was not equal to the outright lies, unlikely hypotheticals, and insulting offensiveness of Trump. He is a seasoned showman and doesn’t play by the rules. Not only that, but of everyone there, she was the only one trying to get honest answers (as a good journalist should). The (largely conservative) students in attendance only facilitated his self promoting carryings on, and she was massively outnumbered. His campaign obligatory “drill, baby, drill” was of course met with cheers. Why CNN ever decided to air what amounted to a Trump rally is weird, unless it was some effort to appear unbiased? They could have picked a more balanced venue, which makes me think they negotiated with Trump poorly for the airtime. Now the insufferable bore is gloating about what a greasy weasel he is, portraying it as a win, surprising no one.