2020 US elections: Donald Trump interrogates at a town hall meeting

Donald Trump answers direct questions from American voters. The responses of the president of the United States provoke irritation in the audience.

Philadelphia – It was a long time ago. It turned out six months ago Donald trump a FOX television audience. Now he replied The american president again the questions present Voters. This time not with Fox News. And this time all did not go well.

Came to Interruptions and critical situations, ABC presenter George Stephanopoulos had to Donald trump interrupt and Statements by the President of the United States Right. Trump repeated his responses frequently, pushing the coronavirus pandemic overnight like a mantra. A lot American media reacted to that with contempt and critical analysis Event “Town Hall” of the president. The station FOX News, a friend of Trump, intervened in the gap of the Republican president.

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the Coronavirus crisis made public events almost impossible for a long time. Partly because of this, there hasn’t been one in a long time. “Town hall” – one publicly released Assembly of citizens with questions from the audience – des President of the United States, Donald Trump. At least not with a local audience. The last such event was six months ago. Responded March 5, 2020 Donald trump questions from your constituents in the city Scranton am State of Pennsylvania. That’s when Fox organized the event. Martha MacCallum and Bret Baier moderated the “Town Hall” in March. In May there was also a “virtual town hall” on the online broadcast.

Now him President again the questions of American people. For the republican Donald trump conditions on the night of September 15 were not exactly ideal. The American commercial broadcaster ABC News hosted the town hall meeting in Philadelphia. ABC’s main presenter George Stephanopoulos hosted the evening. The journalist and political advisor worked from 1992 to 1996 as head of communication for Bill clinton. With Stephanopoulos Clinton entered White House. Stephanopoulos became chief of communications there under Democratic President Clinton. After Clinton’s reelection in 1996, Stephanopoulos left politics and continued to work as Policy Specialist for ABC News.

Not an easy field for the republican Presidents of United States. Between Stephanopoulos and Triumph there were always discussions. Especially with those of Donald trump the facts presented had the Moderator a problem, he often corrected the president. The audience was also critical, asking Trump questions about important political issues in the US elections. Trump always found an answer, but was rarely able to satisfy those who asked him. Among other things, it was Coronavirus, the United States health system, and the situation of the African American population in the United States.

The president of the United States, Trump, answers critical questions of the population

According to ABC News they are still about 25 percent of all American voters undecided who to put in the 2020 U.S. election on November 3 must vote: Donald Trump or challenger Joe Biden. Had at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia Donald trump now the opportunity to get more approval. That doesn’t quite work. Trump’s responses caused a lack of understanding in some places, and his reactions to questions from the audience were rarely approved.

University professor Ellesia Blaque asked him Presidents of United Stateshow you want to insure people with birth diseases (“pre-existing conditions”) financially and healthily. The specific question was whether Health insurance People with such health problems can usually refuse. Donald trump interrupted the woman in the middle of her question with a hasty reply, after which she said President asked to finish speaking. The Democratic voter then explained the serious life-threatening danger she and other patients would be in if no insurance company took over their treatment.

His later response confused Moderator and audience. True said Donald trumpthat their government did not want to change this point, but then turned around and criticized them Health policy of the first President of the United States, Barack Obama. Then he interrupted it Moderator George Stephanopoulos and corrects Trump’s allegations: under “Obama Care,” people with birth diseases can get insurance for the same price as others and Trump would like to overthrow this regulation in the US Supreme Court. Of the The american president responded to reviews how good is your new Healthcare system would be.

Donald Trump on coronavirus: vaccine should arrive in October

Of the The american president I was in the “Town hall” also attacked by his own constituents. A man from the surrounding area stated before asking that conservative, Anti-abortion and diabetic. She then criticized that she had to avoid pedestrians without masks. Then she criticized them US President’s Coronavirus Policy vehemently. Until May 1, he was satisfied with Trump’s reaction to the pandemic, but then the president “took his foot off the gas.”

The visibly tense man asked: “Why do you throw vulnerable people like me under the bus?” Translated, the question means something like: “Why do you throw vulnerable people like me to wolves for food?” Donald trump Precautionary measures against the coronavirus pandemic in the US. There around 195,000 people in the consequences of Coronavirus died. Donald trump denied the accusation that they were too harsh on him pandemic work. In addition, the president assigns responsibility for this Coronavirus of yourself: “It came from China, they should never have let that happen!”

Then did The american president Groundbreaking announcement: In three to four weeks there should be a coronavirus vaccine in the US. Moderator George Stephanopoulos Trump also asked during the town hall meeting if he was looking back at the round. 195,000 Coronavirus-Toten in den USA I would have done something different. Donald trump He replied that without his reaction there would have been 2 million deaths and that he would have done a “Great job!”

US media reacts to protests by Trump’s “City Hall” in front of the venue

The strongly conservative and Donald trump always well intentioned Sender Fox News he called “City Hall” on ABC an “ambush” and quoted very abbreviated excerpts from some city hall interrogators. The ABC News station itself published full dialogues between Trump, presenter and audience, as well as a transcript of the program on YouTube. There is also a fact check of Donald Trump’s statements at the citizens’ meeting.

Other media houses like CNN and MSNBC reported critically on the show. MSNBC host Brian Williams commented on conflicting statements on MSNBC Donald trump. It was about Trump’s phone calls with Bob Wordward, in which Trump admitted that Coronavirus pandemic Deliberately “downplay” so as not to cause panic. At “City Hall” in Philadelphia Trump contradicted this statement.

Journalist Scott Jennings praises Donald Trump for acting on “hostile” terrain. Still, it says it’s for President “It didn’t go well.” Even if there are some good times in the Assembly of citizens had given, it had become clear that Trump was much stronger in combative debates with political opponents than in exchanges with the population. Format “Town Hall”.

Before Donald trump Upon his arrival there were protests in Philadelphia. the policeman Opponents and sympathizers of the president separated, there were no major riots. The transmitter ABC indicates the democratic challenger Joe biden have also offered a citizens’ meeting, but it did not arrive on time. On Thursday, September 17, Biden will hold a town hall on CNN. In two weeks, Trump and Biden will meet for the first debate between the two great candidates of the 2020 U.S. election campaign. (By Enno Eidens)

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