Below are clips from President Trump’s ABC Town Hall.
THE PRESIDENT AND THE PEOPLE: With election day seven weeks away, uncommitted voters pose their questions directly to President Trump. No issues off limits. @GStephanopoulos anchors a special 20/20 – STARTING NOW on @ABC. https://t.co/22zCAKkIRf pic.twitter.com/IPeyD9j5yZ
— 20/20 (@ABC2020) September 16, 2020
The first question in tonight’s @abc2020 town hall comes from a 2016 Trump voter who’s diabetic: “I thought you were doing a good job with the pandemic response…then you took your foot off the gas pedal. Why did you throw vulnerable people like me under the bus?” pic.twitter.com/u4EJMGjG54
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) September 16, 2020
.@GStephanopoulos presses Pres. Trump on his claim that the U.S. is doing better in mortality when it comes to COVID-19 than other countries: “We’re not at the top of the list.â€
Trump defends U.S. mortality rate, saying “we also have a very big country.†https://t.co/GHppECnNgs pic.twitter.com/AvkSlrLOjV
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) September 16, 2020
After Pres. Trump claims “a lot of people think the masks are not good,” @GStephanopoulos asks: “Who are those people?”
“Waiters,” Trump responds, saying he’s seen servers constantly touching their face masks.
More from the special @abc2020 town hall: https://t.co/YWh7PgnDpF pic.twitter.com/bEdvYMSq7H
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) September 16, 2020
Asked about COVID-19 deaths and if he would have done things differently, Pres. Trump tells @GStephanopoulos U.S. could have had “2 million deaths†if country didn’t close.
Stephanopoulos: “So you regret nothing?
Trump: “No, I think we did a great job.†https://t.co/Uq4PYZysK5 pic.twitter.com/o0b5smFAVl
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) September 16, 2020
.@GStephanopoulos presses Pres. Trump on his claims that COVID-19 will “disappear.”
Stephanopoulos: “It would go away without the vaccine?”
Pres. Trump: “Sure, over a period of time. Sure, with time.”
Stephanopoulos: “And many deaths.” https://t.co/5rferlTBvn pic.twitter.com/zFwBIRA8GV
— ABC News (@ABC) September 16, 2020
In exchange on battle over COVID relief bill, Pres. Trump claims Democrats want “a bailout of Democrat-run states.”@GStephanopoulos: “Why do you keep talking about ‘Democrat states’ and ‘Democratic cities’? They’re American states and American cities.'” https://t.co/YWh7PgnDpF pic.twitter.com/25qu09n11J
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) September 16, 2020
Pressed on what he would do about the disproportionate number of Black Americans killed by police, Pres. Trump tells @GStephanopoulos, the police “have done generally a great job,†but some “choke under pressure†and “make the wrong decision.†https://t.co/Uq4PYZysK5 pic.twitter.com/9a91Dotcx2
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) September 16, 2020
“You’ve been trying to strike down pre-existing conditions.”
In a @ABC2020 town hall, @GStephanopoulos presses Pres. Trump on claim he’s preserving pre-existing conditions—as his administration argues in court against Obamacare, which protects them. Watch the full exchange. pic.twitter.com/FBvIsZP7wf
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) September 16, 2020
2016 Trump voter: “At times, some have called your behavior not presidential. What, if anything, would you do differently if reelected…?â€
Trump: “I’m fighting a lot of forces. Sometimes you don’t have time to be totally, as you would say, presidential.†https://t.co/Uq4PYZysK5 pic.twitter.com/bzLcfRkqxv
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) September 16, 2020
Pres. Trump in a special @abc2020 event: “I never made those statements. They were never made by me. They said I stood over the grave of soldiers killed many years ago and I said they were suckers. I never made that.” https://t.co/5rferlTBvn pic.twitter.com/muwAkQRMn9
— ABC News (@ABC) September 16, 2020
.@GStephanopoulos: “The people in these top military positions who served most closely with you have said you’re unfit for office. How do you respond to that?â€
Pres. Trump: “These are people that I let go. These are disgruntled former employees.†https://t.co/Uq4PYZysK5 pic.twitter.com/EkHF79U3XA
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) September 16, 2020
Pres. Trump claims Democratic-run cities are more “troubled” than Republican ones: “They’re Democrat-run. And that’s Biden.”@GStephanopoulos: “Mr. President, you’re president for those cities right now.”
Trump: “I can only do what I’m allowed to do.” https://t.co/YWh7PgnDpF pic.twitter.com/I6QXJq5cFq
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) September 16, 2020
President Trump’s Town Hall was fantastic for him. He found a way to not only tell the truth but say it in a way that moderate voters can get behind.
Here were some of his highlights in my view:
2016 Trump voter: “At times, some have called your behavior not presidential. What, if anything, would you do differently if reelected…?â€
Trump: “I’m fighting a lot of forces. Sometimes you don’t have time to be totally, as you would say, presidential.†https://t.co/Uq4PYZysK5 pic.twitter.com/bzLcfRkqxv
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) September 16, 2020
This clip was powerful because he explains why sometimes he isn’t the most “Presidential”. He accurately points out that he is fighting very corrupt people.
Pres. Trump in a special @abc2020 event: “I never made those statements. They were never made by me. They said I stood over the grave of soldiers killed many years ago and I said they were suckers. I never made that.” https://t.co/5rferlTBvn pic.twitter.com/muwAkQRMn9
— ABC News (@ABC) September 16, 2020
This was another great moment. Not only did he debunk the phony Alantic article but he also tied it back to his foreign policy successes.
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