Headline RoundupOctober 15th, 2020

Perspectives: Biden and Trump’s ‘Dueling’ Town Halls

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Presidential candidates Donald Trump and Joe Biden are set to attend separate town halls Thursday night, hosted simultaneously at 8 p.m. ET by NBC News and ABC News, respectively. The town halls come after Trump refused to attend the originally planned virtual debate, prompting Biden to independently schedule a town hall with ABC. Trump later scheduled a competing town hall with NBC, sparking a backlash from many NBC journalists. Biden's town hall will be moderated by ABC's George Stephanopoulos, and Trump's town hall will be moderated by NBC's Savannah Guthrie. Most voices discussing the town halls came from left-rated outlets, with voices in right-rated outlets mostly occupied by the Amy Coney Barrett hearings and social media platforms’ approach to the New York Post’s Hunter Biden report. Voices on all sides referred to the town halls as “dueling,” with voices in left-rated outlets criticizing NBC’s decision to host Trump’s town hall.

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