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Newsom Throws Support Behind Biden Amid Calls for California Governor to Replace President
California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who was once the subject of serious chatter regarding a possible but ultimately not pursued primary challenge to President Joe Biden this year, is throwing his full support behind the president and his reelection campaign after he delivered a debate performance this week that was causing a “five-alarm freakout” among Democrats […]
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Greg Berlanti Screens ‘Fly Me to the Moon’ on Debate Night, Says Film Reflects “This Moment in the Country”
This pivotal year for the nation was on Greg Berlanti’s mind during an intimate screening of his period film Fly Me to the Moon that took place on the night of this week’s presidential debate. Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum star in Apple Original Films’ romantic comedy feature from director Berlanti that hits theaters July […]
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TV Ratings: Biden-Trump Debate Draws 51M Viewers, Way Below 2020
The first debate face-off (of the 2024 election cycle, at least) between President Joe Biden and Republican challenger Donald Trump drew a big audience — but not nearly as big as their 2020 debates. The 99-minute debate, produced by CNN but aired on 16 other networks, averaged 51.27 million viewers, according to final same-day ratings from […]
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CNN Pushes Back on Fact-Checking Criticism From Debate: “Up to the Candidates”
CNN is pushing back after critics blamed the channel for its handling of last night’s debate between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump. The critics, most of them Democrats, took aim at CNN and moderators Dana Bash and Jake Tapper, with the absence of real-time fact checking one of the major issues. A […]
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Dems Blame CNN Moderators After Biden Debate Disaster: “Unforgivable”
You can always tell who lost a presidential debate by which party is slamming the moderators afterwards. And in the wake of Joe Biden and Donald Trump’s first 2024 presidential debate, many progressives are focusing their fire on CNN’s Jake Tapper and Dana Bash, calling out the duo for not fact-checking Trump in real time […]
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Senior Political Strategist on Last Night’s Debate: Everybody, Take a Breath
Let’s be honest. As a Democrat, last night was not great. There is no sugarcoating it. From the first few minutes into the debate, my incoming texts and social media feeds last night were rough. This morning’s are not any better. If there is one thing Democrats are good at, it is panicking. To be fair […]
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Critic’s Notebook: CNN’s Biden-Trump Presidential Debate Was a Depressing and Distressing Display
Biden failed badly at optics, Trump was outrageously but calmly dishonest, and moderators Jake Tapper and Dana Bash barely bothered to do their job.
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Jon Stewart, CNN Panelists React to Trump-Biden Debate: “This Cannot Be Real Life”
Jon Stewart and CNN panelists reacted to that very dramatic — and disturbing — debate between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump on Thursday night. On a live edition of The Daily Show, host Stewart roasted the performances of both candidates, and seemed massively frustrated. Stewart was particularly concerned by Biden’s performance, with […]
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Biden and Trump Face Off in Testy, Insult-Laden First Debate
President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump came face to face in Atlanta for what was a testy debate that saw the sitting president fumble at the outset as the former president shouted out insults at his opponent over dozens of topics, only for the president to lob insults right back at him, bringing […]
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How to Watch Tonight’s Biden-Trump Presidential Debate Online Without Cable
Airing live on June 27, the first event between the Democratic and Republican candidates will be held at CNN's Atlanta headquarters — here's where to stream it online for free.
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Dick Van Dyke on Ageist Knocks Against Joe Biden: “I’ve Got All My Marbles, and I’m Old Enough to Be His Father”
Dick Van Dyke weighed in on whom he’ll be supporting in the upcoming election on a recent episode of The Hollywood Reporter’s Awards Chatter podcast. “I’m going to support [Joe] Biden,” the 98-year-old actor, who publicly supported Sen. Bernie Sanders’ presidential bid four years ago, told THR‘s Scott Feinberg about the November election. When asked […]
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Tony Goldwyn to Attend New Hampshire Reproductive Rights Event on Anniversary of Dobbs Decision
Tony Goldwyn is heading to New Hampshire. The veteran actor and multihyphenate is scheduled to appear at a campaign event in Concord on Monday, June 24, a date that coincides with the two-year anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization case. The controversial ruling overturned Roe v. Wade […]
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