Peacock for Sale

 

“This is completely insane. We’re rewarding Trump’s bad behavior and playing his game,” said a top source at NBCUniversal. “The fact is this shows how NBC always helps the Trump brand. He was created here on ‘The Apprentice.’ He got a W-2 from here just like I do.”

 

—Mark Caputo, reporter, “Trump town hall sparks behind-the-scenes fury at NBC,” Politico, Oct. 15, 2020.

 

And this . . . 

 

“How is that NBC News has allowed itself to get conned by Donald Trump and . . . continues to abrogate the public trust by not re-scheduling or taping-and-delaying broadcast, or canceling if Trump continues to demand the network’s obeisance?”

—Carl Bernstein, journalist, in a series of tweets, Oct. 14, 2020. 

  

• Editorial Comment: Flighty bird.

 

• Town Hall Roundup: “Highlights and Key Moments From Trump and Biden Town Halls,” NYTimes, Oct. 15, 2020

 

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