NBC News on Wednesday held its first ever "Commander-in-Chief Forum" with moderator Matt Lauer interviewing back-to-back Democratic and Republican presidential nominees Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, respectively.
By some logistical miscalculation, Lauer had only 30 minutes per candidate to ask a handful of national security questions and take a couple of questions from the all-veteran audience at the Intrepid Museum in Manhattan. So a large part of Lauer's job involved 1) preventing candidates from grandstanding and 2) pressing Trump for any policy detail, as evidenced by viewers' Twitter reactions:
"As briefly as you can." Everyone seems in a rush. 30 minutes is not a lot of time... #NBCNewsForum
— Dori Toribio (@DoriToribio) September 8, 2016
#NBCNewsForum I did this quick: pic.twitter.com/Tb8oCEG9PX — Maureen Johnson (@maureenjohnson) September 8, 2016
Safe to say that if candidates had wanted this #NBCNewsForum to be longer, it would've been longer.— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) September 8, 2016
Holy hell @realDonaldTrump for the 1000th time you CANNOT "take the oil" - THAT WOULD BE A WAR CRIME #NBCNewsForum — Montel Williams (@Montel_Williams) September 8, 2016
I have a plan. The generals may have a plan. There's going to be a plan. A secret plan. Esquire '04. #NBCNewsForum — Mark Joyella (@standupkid) September 8, 2016
The solution for veterans @realDonaldTrump is describing is a socialized healthcare system. Great idea! #MedicareForAll #NBCNewsForum
— Dr. Jill Stein (@DrJillStein) September 8, 2016
5-Deferment Don insulted every man & woman who, unlike him, served in uniform. @realDonaldTrump #NBCNewsForum @iava pic.twitter.com/4bKjQxZMFq
— Col. Morris Davis (@ColMorrisDavis) September 8, 2016
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