Politico | Donald Trump bashes NBC ahead of his prime-time town hall
- President claims he’s being ‘set up’, says network’s previous event with Democratic rival featured questions even a child – like his son Barron – could answer
- NBC has also faced backlash for booking Trump in same time slot as Biden event, after president refused to take part in virtual debate
This story is published in a content partnership with POLITICO. It was originally reported by Caitlin Oprysko on politico.com on October 15, 2020.
US President Donald Trump sought to tamp down expectations ahead of his town hall with NBC on Thursday night, accusing the news network of setting him up.
“So, you know I'm being set up tonight,” he claimed to supporters at a rally in North Carolina, before deriding the network and its personalities – including the moderator of his upcoming town hall.
“It's NBC, the worst. Home of sleepy eyes Chuck Todd and some others,” Trump said, referring to the Meet the Press host.
09:59
Interruptions and insults dominate first Trump-Biden US presidential debate
The president then decried a town hall the network did a week ago with his Democratic opponent Joe Biden that was panned as an “infomercial” for the former vice-president.
