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On Tuesday, CNN experienced nirvana as they held their first town hall with President Joe Biden, the candidate they backed in 2020. Unlike other liberal media town halls that featured President Donald Trump, it lacked an openly hostile host and audience members looking to exact pounds of flesh.
With respect to both audience and host, it was clear that CNN was eager to impress the Democratic administration CNN made it worth Biden’s while with a 74-minute lovefest (or snoozefest, depending on your viewpoint) devoid of any real challenging questions or Republican questioners.
It was clear that CNN wanted to make it a pleasant experience for Biden with Cooper engaging in friendly banter rather than a contentious debate.
Between Cooper’s 24 questions and comments, only 1 of them came at Biden from right, with 4 from the left. The 19 remaining neutral utterances were a testament to how friendly Cooper was being. With questions such as, “Have you picked up the phone and called any former president yet,” it wasn’t going to press Biden critically.
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