Chris Wallace Debate Moderator History
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Chris wallace debate moderator history. Wallace gave the worst moderator performance in history kylee zempel the federalist october 1 2020 well first of all i guess i m debating you not him trump said to chris wallace during. Around 73 million viewers watched across all of the networks that carried the event according to nielsen a significant drop from the 84 million who watched trump s first debate with hillary clinton in 2016. Immediately out of the gate wallace and trump shared a tense moment when the moderator asked the president about a comprehensive health care plan. Chris wallace just gave the most embarrassing moderator performance in history well first of all i guess i m debating you not him trump said to chris wallace during tuesday s 2020.
We knew it back in july when wallace attempted to fact check president trump on the accurate claim that former vice president joe biden was on the. Chris wallace is the worst moderator in the history of moderators. Fox news host chris wallace was heavily criticized online by his network colleagues and others following his hostile position toward president donald trump during tuesday s debate in cleveland. Chris wallace effectively pausing debate to plead with trump to stop breaking the rules.
Sep 29 2020 10 12 pm. Hollywood stars ripped fox news chris wallace for his role as the moderator of the first presidential debate on tuesday saying that the news anchor was too timid and lost control of the proceedings as president donald trump took control of the stage through sheer force of will. Chris wallace was the worst debate moderator in american history by dov s. Chris wallace was always going to be a terrible choice as a moderator for any of the three presidential debates let alone the first one but good god did he fulfill that destiny with flying colors.
The internet agrees chris wallace s debate performance was catastrophic it was astonishingly bad. In the end the message for future would be debate moderators is to pass along a hearty no thank you and move on. Wallace s presence as moderator helped give fox news the largest audience of any network for the debate with 17 8 million viewers.