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OāDonnell ripped cable news networks for carrying the event live and called it ā2016 all over again,ā adding that outlets are making the āsame mistakesā with their reporting as they did while covering Trump that election cycle.
He also criticized reporters for not asking follow-up questions and knocked networks for fact-checking only after Trump finished speaking.
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OāDonnell also knocked networks for not covering Vice PresidentĀ Kamala Harrisā Michigan speech live after the Trump presser, noting that his network was doing Olympics coverage before bringing viewers the last few minutes of her remarks.
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I watched both the Trump conference and OāDonnellās take live and, yeah, he has a point.
The feed I had, you couldnāt hear the reporters questions at all. So all you could hear was Trump and there was no way to know what the actual question was based on his answers.
But nobody follows up on ANY politician and itās been that way for a couple of decades now.
The classic example I always cite is one that happens all the time:
āWell, weāre going to get rid of job-killing regulations.ā
The logical follow up question would be:
āCan you cite an example of a regulation youād get rid of and in what way itās a job killer?ā
But nobody ever asks that question.
The ONLY interview Iāve seen where the felon is asked hard and follow-up questions was at the black journalist panel.
And the Trump team cut the interview 30 minutes short.
Both woeful reporters and meek, sub-par debate moderators have - and will continue to - play into Trumpās hands perfectly.