Critic's Notebook: Biden Holds Steady, Trump Tones It Down in Final Presidential Debate

Alexandra Del Rosario Associate Editor/Nights & WeekendsFor better or worse, Today show co-host Savannah Guthrie turned heads in October when she faced President Donald Trump during NBC’s Town Hall.During the telecast, which notoriously aired the same time as Joe Biden’s town hall on ABC, Guthrie turned the town hall into an interview with the president, peppering him with questions about his COVID-19 strategy, his tweets and more.

Ted Johnson Appearing amid Donald Trump and Republican attempts to cast doubt on his victory, President-elect Joe Biden laughed off the potential impact of members of the current administration digging in and making baseless allegations of electoral fraud.Biden’s appearance came shortly after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told members of the press that “there will be a smooth transition to a second Trump administration.” Pompeo may have been joking.When asked about Pompeo’s remark, Biden

Joe Biden‘s Presidential election victory and said Donald Trump‘s “bullshit did not work this time”.Speaking on his programme Last Week Tonight, which aired yesterday (November 8), he spent much of it explaining why the current President lost.“This was clearly a very long, very tense week, although thankfully, it all felt worth it due to how it ended,” Oliver said, before cutting to a CNN clip featuring Wolf Blitzer announcing that Joe Biden had been projected to win the presidency over

Donald Trump and leave their 15-year long "transactional marriage".Ex-aide Omarosa Manigault Newman claims the ex first lady to be is desperate to end her relationship with Trump.Newman also claims she would have left sooner but didn't want to attempt 'the ultimate humiliation' of leaving him while in office as she feared 'punishment', reports The Mirror.Melania is said to broke down in tears when her husband triumphed in 2016 as 'she never expected him to win'.The couple reportedly had separate

Chrissy Teigen is understandably ecstatic that Joe Biden is the projected winner of the presidential election and she is trolling the loser, Donald Trump, on Twitter. The 34-year-old entertainer is blocked on Twitter by Trump so she asked her fans to “tag the ex-president” in response to her messages. “My god it feels like I just took off a weighted blanket, unhooked my bra and taken out my extensions all at once,” Chrissy first tweeted after hearing the news.

The results of the long-awaited US elections sent social media into a frenzy as millions celebrated the win of Joe Biden as USA's next president. However, another section was just more than happy to witness Donald Trump's exit along with his regressive policies.

lent his biggest song, “Lose Yourself” to a Biden/Harris campaign spot.“We have one shot. One opportunity.

The final presidential debate between President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden will take place on Thursday, moderated by NBC journalist and White House correspondent Kristen Welker. Held at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee, the 90-minute debate will include topics relevant to the 2020 election such as fighting COVID-19, American families, race in America, climate change, national security and leadership.

Alexandra Del Rosario Associate Editor/Nights & WeekendsThe Commission on Presidential Debates revealed Monday that it will use mute buttons during the upcoming presidential debates to ensure both Donald Trump and Joe Biden both say their piece in the provided two minutes.

2020 presidential debates is just about here. After a chaotic first matchup between Donald Trump and Joe Biden, a more subdued (but still buzzy) vice presidential debate between Mike Pence and Kamala Harris, and dueling Trump-Biden town hall events in lieu of a second debate, the whole process has felt long and, at times, extremely disorderly.

Donald Trump and Joe Biden are set to meet one last time before the election. After the originally scheduled second presidential debate was canceled due to Trump refusing to participate in a virtual format — a change that was made after the president tested positive for COVID-19 — the would-be third debate between the candidates is set to take place on Thursday, Oct.

Samuel L Jackson toned down his anti-Donald Trump tweets due to death threats from “radical crazy people”, his wife LaTanya Richardson has claimed.The Pulp Fiction star has been a vocal critic of the US president, referring to him as a “haemorrhoid” and endorsing those who describe Trump as a “motherf****r”.He also mocked him amid reports he hid in a White House bunker during protests against the death of George Floyd.While Jackson said that he had “learned to count to 100 before I press send”

Ted Johnson Donald Trump and Joe Biden are scheduled to meet again on Thursday for the second and presumably last debate, and the president’s campaign has again weighed in with complaints about the format.Bill Stepien, Trump’s campaign manager, wrote in a letter to the Commission on Presidential Debates that the focus of the next event should be on foreign policy, not on the list of topics selected by moderator Kristen Welker.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVThursday’s presidential town halls took the spotlight during “Saturday Night Live’s” third episode of its 46th Season.Alec Baldwin was back in his guest role as President Donald Trump, while Jim Carrey portrayed former vice president and current democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden for the third week in a row. Mikey Day portrayed George Stephanopoulos, Kate McKinnon portrayed “bad ass” Savannah Guthrie, and Maya Rudolph returned as Sen.

Joe Biden and Donald Trump had town halls at the exact same time on Thursday (October 15) (despite petitions and protests from Hollywood stars to stagger the time slots), and Biden easily won in the ratings department.

During President Donald Trump's town hall on Thursday, current and former showrunners, producers and stars — including a handful of current and former NBC talent — who signed aletter of protest against the event continued to criticize the network for its decision and how the event played out. More than 100 top figures in the industry had criticized the network on Wednesday for choosing to air the town hall during the same day and time as ABC'stown hall with former vice president Joe Biden.