Should the upcoming debate between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump focus on policy or personality questions? For former CNN media correspondent and current Vanity Fair special correspondent Brian Stelter, the answer depends on who is attacking whom. On Thursday’s CNN News Central, Stelter claimed the debate poses a great opportunity for Biden to attack Trump’s “controversies and scandals,” but lamented that Trump will probably be “cruel” to Biden instead of talking policy.
Host Boris Sanchez asked Stelter to give advice to both camps on how to go viral at the debate, “So if you're in either camp, what's the approach to seeking out a moment at the debate for virality?”
Stelter began by declaring that Biden is aware that most people aren’t as well informed as CNN viewers allegedly are, “Well, you know, number one, I think these candidates, especially Biden, are going to come into this, assuming that people have not been paying attention because, yes, there are probably 10 or 20 million Americans who are news junkies, CNN fans who are up to speed on all the latest developments, they know about all of Trump's temper tantrums. They know about all of his claims, his talk about being a dictator.”
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