Hannity Complains Trump Town Hall Was an ‘Ambush’ by Savannah Guthrie and NBC (Video)

Alexandra Del Rosario Associate Editor/Nights & WeekendsSaturday Night Live took on the competing ABC Joe Biden and NBC Donald Trump town halls during its latest episode.  The show kicked off with a cold opening that saw Alex Baldwin reprise his role as 45 and Jim Carrey transform into the Democratic presidential nominee and former vice president.The jokes about the conflicting town halls found its way into the latest “Weekend Update” installation.

Ted Johnson The opener of Saturday Night Live was a skewering of the competing town halls between Joe Biden and Donald Trump.It was an easy target: There was an outcry earlier this week when NBC scheduled a town hall with Trump against one already planned on ABC with Biden. But Savannah Guthrie, moderating the NBC News event, earned widespread praise for pressing Trump with questions and followups.Kate McKinnon, playing Guthrie, opened by saying, “Good evening America.

Also Read: Hannity Complains Trump Town Hall Was an 'Ambush' by Savannah Guthrie and NBC (Video)“Why doesn’t anyone ever define white supremacy? What is white supremacy? It’s America’s biggest problem — the FBI has said that’s the biggest problem we face, not China, not the economy, but white supremacy.

Donald Trump. She changed the subject for her bosses.NBC was reeling heading into Thursday's event, under widespread criticism for scheduling it at the same time as ABC's town hall with Democratic opponent Joe Biden.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorExecutives at NBCUniversal, NBC News and the NBC broadcast network are not-so-quietly thanking an employee who has only limited command over the Comcast-owned company’s corporate direction: Savannah Guthrie.Guthrie’s handling of President Donald Trump during a town-hall broadcast organized in last-minute fashion by NBC News helped blunt waves of criticism of the media conglomerate, which scheduled the event directly opposite one with Joe Biden, Trump’s Democratic

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterPresident Donald Trump said on Friday that Savannah Guthrie had gone “totally crazy” during the NBC town hall on Thursday night.Speaking to a group of seniors in Fort Myers, Fla., Trump also weighed in on Joe Biden’s simultaneous appearance on ABC, which he said he did not watch.“He wasn’t looking too good,” Trump said.Trump and Biden held simultaneous town halls on the two networks.

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.

President Trump said his position on wearing masks has not changed since he contracted COVID-19during his town hall on NBC on Thursday, timed to compete with presidential contender rival Joe Biden's on ABC. When moderator Savannah Guthrie asked whether Trump's feelings on masks altered after he fell ill, he responded,"No, because I was okay with the masks.

President Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden will participate in separate town hall events Thursday, hosted by NBC and ABC, respectively, and airing in the competing time slot of 5 p.m. PT.

QAnon, pressing him and not letting him evade answering. The town hall was a replacement of sorts for the debate Mr.

Also Read: Republicans Are Not Happy Savannah Guthrie Pushed Back on Trump During Town HallPerhaps the most notable moment of the hour-long session came when Guthrie asked Trump about a tweet he had retweeted this week which pushed a conspiracy theory about Joe Biden and Osama bin Laden. Trump defended defended himself by saying, “I’ll put it out there, people can decide for themselves.

Also Read: Trump Trashes 'Concast,' NBC, Savannah Guthrie, Lester Holt, Joe Biden, Fake News in Epic 2-Minute Tirade (Video)Earlier, Guthrie asked Trump if he would disavow QAnon “in its entirety,” which Trump refused to do.“It is this theory that Democrats are a satanic pedophile ring and that you are a savior of that.

Also Read: Savannah Guthrie Pushes Trump on QAnon, Conspiracy Theories: 'You're Not Like Someone's Crazy Uncle Who Can Just Retweet Whatever!'“Again, the reason we got here is because President Trump dropped out of the second debate,” Rachel Maddow continued. “Vice President Joe Biden then scheduled a town hall at ABC News, that is ongoing.

Ted Johnson, Dominic Patten As puzzling as it was that NBC News scheduled its town hall with Donald Trump against ABC News and Joe Biden, credit is due to moderator Savannah Guthrie for turning it into much more of an hourlong interview than a series of softballs from everyday folk.Throughout the hour, she peppered the president with questions on his COVID-19 testing, on his retweets of conspiracy theories, on whether he’s indebted to the tune of $400 million.It was a bit of a recovery for the

Savannah Guthrie hit back at an increasingly irate Donald Trump at his NBC Town Hall event after the president maintained that retweeting a wild conspiracy theory wasn’t the same as promoting it. The TODAY host pointed out that Trump had retweeted an insane claim that Joe Biden, allegedly tried to have SEAL Team Six murdered, which is reckless at best. “That was an opinion of someone, and that was a retweet,” Trump said. “People can decide for themselves; I don’t take a position.”

Ted Johnson, Dominic Patten Donald Trump’s town hall with NBC News — competing against a similar event with Joe Biden on ABC News — opened with a contentious series of questions with moderator Savannah Guthrie.At times, Trump sounded angry and irate as Guthrie grilled him over the details of his testing results, his failure to immediately condemn white supremacists and his trafficking of conspiracy theories.Guthrie, co-anchor of Today, asked Trump why he retweeted a tweet earlier this week that

Donald Trump refused to participate in a virtual debate with Joe Biden tonight, so there are two Town Hall events with the candidates that are happening at the same time.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterNBC went ahead with a town hall with President Trump on Thursday night, brushing aside criticism that the event coincided with a similar event with Joe Biden on rival ABC.Trump said he did not remember when he last tested negative for COVID-19, ducking a question from “Today” co-host Savannah Guthrie.

Zing! Conan O'Brien on Thursday had a striking (and personal) takedown of NBC, which is under heavy criticism for scheduling a town hall event with President Donald Trump during an ABC town hall with former Vice President Joe Biden. "I can’t remember the last time I was this shocked by an NBC programming decision,"O'Brien quipped Thursday.

he said in a speech from Greenville, North Carolina that aired live on Fox News Thursday.“It’s NBC, the worst. Home of Sleepy Eyes Chuck Todd and some others,” he continued, also calling out NBC Nightly News anchor Lester Holt.Then he took a moment to tear into his opponent, former Vice President Joe Biden.“They gave Joe Biden, a week ago, a town hall, and it was meant for children.