Donald Trump Will Return To CNN, Long His Favorite Media Target, For Town Hall Event
deadline.comDonald Trump will make his first appearance on CNN in many years next week, when he appears in a town hall event sponsored by the network.
The network announced that Trump would take questions from Republicans and undeclared voters at the May 10 event, with CNN This Morning anchor Kaitlan Collins moderating.
It will take place at St. Anselm College. Trump targeted the network throughout his presidency and afterward, repeatedly calling it “fake news” to the point it became a chant among his supporters.
CNN said that it “has a longstanding tradition of hosting leading presidential candidates for town halls and political events as a critical component of the network’s robust campaign coverage.” During his administration, Trump largely shunned the network save for press conference interactions with its then-White House correspondent, Jim Acosta.
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