ABC News sparked intense backlash among critics for its aggressive approach to former President Trump versus its soft treatment of Vice President Kamala Harris during Tuesday’s presidential debate.
The Disney-owned network shocked the nation as its debate moderators David Muir and Linsey Davis repeatedly fact-checked Trump on various topics from crime, abortion to the former president’s past comments about the 2020 election.
“The ABC moderators are fact checking- incorrectly!- and in such a shockingly obviously one-sided way, that Trump enduring the ambush as well as he has is a win,” conservative radio host Buck Sexton reacted. “This debate has been a total sham, questions are all attacks on Trump, it’s 3 on 1. Outrageous.”
“So when Trump doesn’t directly answer the question, ABC points it out. Kamala will NOT directly answer a single question and they let her off the hook,” Outkick host Tomi Lahren pointed out.
Some critics specifically called out Muir for his multiple spats with Trump.
“David Muir is criticizing and attacking Trump more than Kamala is,” journalist Glenn Greenwald said. “Kamala can relax because the ABC ‘moderators’ are handling the debate for her.”
美国广播公司新闻频道在周二的总统辩论中对前总统特朗普采取咄咄逼人的态度，而对副总统卡马拉·哈里斯的温和对待，引发了批评者的强烈反对。 这家迪士尼旗下的网络震惊了全国，其辩论主持人大卫·缪尔和林赛·戴维斯反复对特朗普的各种话题进行事实核查，从犯罪、堕胎到前总统过去对 2020 年大选的评论。 保守派电台主持人巴克·塞克斯顿回应道：“美国广播公司的主持人正在进行事实核查——错误！——而且以一种令人震惊的明显片面方式，特朗普能忍受伏击就是一场胜利。” “这场辩论完全是一场骗局，问题都是对特朗普的攻击，这是3对1的。太令人愤慨了。” Outkick 主持人托米·拉伦指出，“当特朗普没有直接回答问题时，美国广播公司就会指出这一点。卡玛拉不会直接回答任何一个问题，他们就让她摆脱了困境。”一些批评家特别批评缪尔与特朗普的多次争论。 记者格伦·格林沃尔德说，“大卫·缪尔对特朗普的批评和攻击比卡马拉更多。卡马拉可以放松，因为美国广播公司的‘主持人’正在为她辩论。”
