How Will CNN Handle Tonight’s Presidential Debate?

Thursday night, CNN (Lean Left bias) will host President Biden and former President Trump for their first 2024 presidential debate, sparking dialogue on the network across the spectrum.

CNN’s Moment: An analysis from The New York Times (Lean Left bias) highlighting how it’s the first time in decades a single TV network will have full control over a debate and not be subject to the rules of the Commission on Presidential Debates, which Biden said he would not cooperate with in May. The Times noted things like the breaks for advertisements, no live audience, and the branding of the debate as CNN’s product as unique.

Jake Tapper: An analysis from The Times (Center bias) combed through debate host and CNN anchor Jake Tapper’s career to date and some of his past commentary on Trump, who on Saturday referred to him as “Fake Tapper.” The Times cited a professor from Purdue who suggested Trump is trying to get ahead on spinning the debate in his favor “so that if he does not perform well he already has a scapegoat.”

Turn The Tables: An opinion from Jeremiah Poff of the Washington Examiner (Lean Right bias) accused Tapper and his co-host Dana Bash of partisanship and argued the debate will be biased against Trump. Poff cited this as an opportunity for Trump to employ his decades of entertainment industry experience and show “how badly the political and media establishment wants to keep him out of office.”