The coronavirus. Stimulus talks. Nights dueling banjos of town halls. One for donald trump, the other for joe biden. To get us started to talk about all of this is the Washington White House reporter ashley parker. Thank you for being here. These dueling debates, did the Trump Campaign achieve this aim scheduling the town hall at the if theas biden . Aim in some ways was to compete with biden for airtime and overshadow biden, i think yes. Anecdotally, more people seemed to be watching the trump town hall in real time than the joe biden town hall. Hindsight how that the, will the trump is Trump Campaign happy so many potentially watched the trump town hall. The day, i sent out a tweet saying, the town hall format is not exactly the best format for the president because he is interacting with demeanor with not, it is not warm and fuzzy, shall we say . I am bringing this up because i president ng from trumps perspective, which is better . A town hall or a Campaign Rally . From trumps pers
Held by republicans and democrats over the past decade. The 11th district encompasses all Staten Island and southern brooklyn including bay ridge and biker heights. By max rose,eld the democrat elected in 2018. Hes being challenged by a republican who serves in the state senate. Joining is via skype. We are holding this debate remotely. The rules on your screen have been agreed to by both candidates. The candidates will have one minute to answer questions and we will allow for exchanges. E will have a lightning round the candidates will be by themselves for the duration of this 60 minute debate, they have no access to notes or devices and at home, you can see this full debate at any time and are in voided to join the deck debate at any time using the ny11debate. We will begin with opening statements, the order was determined by a random drawing. Nicole malliotakis goes first. Toim running for congress replace max rose, somebody who has misrepresented our community supported, radical po
Get started let me center best wishes for a speedy recovery to President Trump, the first lady, as well as all the officials who work closely with the president. One month out from november 3 americans across the country have already started voting in the most important president ial election in a generation. President elect joe biden for reelected President Donald Trump will face a double digit unemployment situation and a global pandemic, a reckoning on racial inequality and a divided nation. The one institution that could help address these problems is the federal government. The federal government needs to be effective if it will deliver for the American People. That is why preparation and planning today is critical for effectiveness on january 20. Regardless of your wins a smooth transition this year is not enough in this year we need the best transition ever in american history. Should Vice President biden win the challenges are truly daunting. In normal times a new president fac
Following all coronavirus protocols. Yes both are being tested regularly and quick reminder about the rules for two nights debate. Candidates will have 60 seconds to answer most questions, 30 seconds to answer followup questions. We also ask specific yes or no questions throughout the debate and this goes without saying but were asking both candidates to please refrain from interrupting one another. We have a lot ofus territory to get through tonight so we must start with the pandemic and weve seen the consequences, economic devastation especially for the lowest wage workers, people of color hit disproportionately, kids andnd adults struggle with mental health, suicide climbing. Monday the president tweeted dont be afraid of covid. Dont let it dominate your life. 2000 coloradans have died and another 75,000 been diagnosed with coronavirus during the pandemic senator gardner lets start with you. As a member of the senate are you proud of the way republican majority is handling the pande
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