In contrast to ABC’s Good Morning America and CBS Mornings on Tuesday, NBC’s Today downplayed two lengthy stops for attendee medical emergencies cutting short a Monday townhall with former President Trump that became both a jamfest and chance for Trump to mingle with supporters. Instead, they touted it as a “bizarre” scene and chance for Vice President Harris to “rais[e] concerns about [his] fitness for office” and “mental acuity.”
Co-host Hoda Kotb immediately took it down the Harris team’s preferred narrative in an opening tease: “Trump’s rally derailed by two medical emergencies, turning it into a bizarre dance party…The Harris campaign using that to question the mental fitness of her opponent. Trump pushing back, raising his concerns about his rival.”
Moments later in setting up their 2024 coverage, Kotb got the closest…
