Critics piled on NBC News for devoting its town hall to what appeared to be a "debate" between President Trump and moderator Savannah Guthrie, while Democratic nominee Joe Biden was lobbed "softballs" at his ABC News town hall. asked pollster Frank Luntz, who later called the "town hall" descriptor of the program "false advertising." NBC TOWN HALL PANNED AS 'BIDEN INFOMERCIAL': 'UNDECIDED VOTERS' DIDN'T SEEM SO 'UNDECIDED'"A third of the way into the NBC town hall and NO questions from the PEOPLE!!!" Meanwhile, over on ABC, NewsBusters managing editor Curtis Houck compared the first "softball" Biden received to the first question Trump received at his town hall last month. AT LEAST TWO 'UNCOMMITTED' VOTERS FROM ABC NEWS TRUMP TOWN HALL BLASTED PRESIDENT ON SOCIAL MEDIA: REPORT"These two town halls capture perfectly the difference in media treatment, Trump vs. Biden.

Source: Fox News October 16, 2020 01:26 UTC