CNN slammed for soft questions during Biden town hall: 'The media is broken'

CNN came under criticism from the right and the left for the questions posed to Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden at a town hall Thursday night, with many arguing he wasn't challenged in the same way President Trump was at a similar event this week hosted by ABC News.

The "drive-in town hall" event, which took place just outside Biden's hometown of Scranton, Pa., was moderated by CNN anchor Anderson Cooper.

To kick off questions, Cooper said: "Mr. Vice President, President Trump has said that he downplayed the coronavirus because he didn't want to cause panic. If you were president, could you see a scenario where you downplayed critical information so as not to cause panic?"

At another point, Cooper asked: "Mr. Vice President, Bob Woodward asked President Trump about white privilege and whether or not he benefited from it. And the president said, 'No, I don't feel that way at all' and sort of mocked Bob Woodward. Do you see ways you have benefited from white privilege?"...(Read more)

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