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 spokesperson for CNN responded to the criticism:
“The role of the moderators is to present the candidates with questions that are important to American voters and to facilitate a debate, enabling candidates to make their case and challenge their opponent,” the spokesperson said. “It is up to the candidates to challenge one another in a debate. CNN offered robust fact checking coverage in post-debate analysis on TV and across our digital platforms during and following the debate’s conclusion.”
More to come.
