Why is ABC airing In prime time a special town hall meeting with Trump?

[Kyblue1]

[Bettie]

1. Because most of their shows aren't back in production yet.

Few new episodes of shows are ready, so they have to fill the time with something.

ETA: And they are losing their audience to streaming services.

[still_one]

2. CNN has a twon hall meeting with Biden on Thursday, and I will be watching Anderson

Cooper's full interview with Bob Woodward for the full hour tonight

[radius777]

8. True, but CNN is cable, ABC is network so more ppl will see it.

Biden should've also been given an ABC townhall.

[liskddksil]

9. He was and they were not able to agree on a date/time nt.

[RockRaven]

3. Because corporate media is fundamentally mercenary. They don't care who gets hurt

as long as they make money.

Remember in 2016 when the head of one of the networks said Trump was bad for America but good for their company? They ALL believe that, even if they don't all say it out loud or explicitly.

[qazplm135]

5. so they shouldn't have a live town hall with the President

right before an election??

Really?

[qazplm135]

4. because he's the President and there's an election?

They offered the same to Biden...who is appearing in his own live town hall in prime time in two days.

Trump answering live voters? Why isn't that a good thing???

[keithbvadu2]

6. Trump says no questions are off limits.

Trump says no questions are off limits.

Can we believe that?

[qazplm135]

7. I didn't see much in the way

of softball questions except two towards the end, but most of them were pretty unfavorable to him.