ABC Runs Clinton Debate Highlights, Touts Obama’s Campaign Support

Nicholas Fondacaro | October 20, 2016
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ABC let its bias known Thursday evening during World News Tonight as their presidential debate recap was a glorified Hillary Clinton highlight reel. Opening his report, ABC’s Tom Llamas seemed to wag his finger at Donald Trump for his comments about not accepting the result of the election. From there he hyped Clinton’s performance and her attacks on Trump, “Hillary Clinton painting Trump as a chronic whiner.

Trump's comments, unprecedented in American politics, come as his poll numbers plummet,” he chided, “Clinton pointing out Trump defended himself in part by attacking the looks of his accusers.” He went on to tout how Clinton was able to bait Trump into saying “such a nasty woman,” and how she learned the art of interrupting from Trump.

Llamas rounded out his report by mocking Trump for his demeanor after the debate while he was still on stage and glorifyed Clinton’s:

The debate ending like it started, with no handshake, Trump alone at his podium, tearing off his notes, stuffing them in his pocket as Hillary Clinton walked away. Shaking the moderator's hand, relief on her face. The debates, finally behind her.

ABC immediately followed up their collection of Clinton’s greatest hits with playing up President Barack Obama’s and First Lady Michelle Obama’s speeches for Clinton on the campaign trail. “Moments ago, perhaps her most powerful advocate, First Lady Michelle Obama and reacting to Trump's words over whether this election will be legitimate,” hyped Anchor David Muir, “And the president, too, on what he saw last night.

Hillary Clinton walked to the back of her plane, all smiles,” ABC’s Cecilia Vega reported gleefully, “Her performance earning this ringing endorsement from President Obama -- "Outstanding 3 for 3 debate sweep."

Obama was in Florida Thursday on Clinton’s behalf to slam Trump and Vega seemed amused by it, “And tonight, the president ripping into Donald Trump for refusing to say he'll accept the results of the election.” And “First Lady Michelle Obama, firing up the faithful” in Arizona according to Vega, who flaunted the Clinton campaign’s expansion into the state:

Arizona hasn't voted a Democrat into the White House in two decades. The Clinton team has 150 staffers on the ground there. Visits just this week alone from Chelsea Clinton, Bernie Sanders, of course Michelle Obama. They really think they have a shot at Arizona, and not just there. They are trying to make inroads in other red states like Georgia, even Texas now.

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