Tom Nichols: CNN’s Trump Town Hall Was ‘Highly Destructive’; ‘They Treated Him as if He Were Just an Ordinary Politician’

VELSHI Tom let me ░░░░░░░░ with you Your latest ░░░░░░░░ for The Atlantic titled ░░░░░░░░ went full Jerry Springer ░░░░░░░░ with you admitting that ░░░░░░░░ long argued that Americans ░░░░░░░░ to see more rather ░░░░░░░░ less of Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ changed for you Because ░░░░░░░░ s what CNN argues ░░░░░░░░ were doing That this ░░░░░░░░ the guy who might ░░░░░░░░ your next president you ░░░░░░░░ to see what he ░░░░░░░░ and what he says ░░░░░░░░ Well in the same ░░░░░░░░ I argue that you ░░░░░░░░ to see more of ░░░░░░░░ but not in this ░░░░░░░░ of environment CNN chose ░░░░░░░░ you can see there ░░░░░░░░ the worst of all ░░░░░░░░ worlds I think it ░░░░░░░░ very effective to just ░░░░░░░░ the camera on Trump ░░░░░░░░ he s at a ░░░░░░░░ and you know spewing ░░░░░░░░ mad conspiracy theories and ░░░░░░░░ and grievances and whining ░░░░░░░░ also think it s ░░░░░░░░ effective to put him ░░░░░░░░ on one with someone ░░░░░░░░ doesn t let him ░░░░░░░░ away with anything But ░░░░░░░░ put him in front ░░░░░░░░ to legitimize him a ░░░░░░░░ I don t often ░░░░░░░░ but to normalize him ░░░░░░░░ the way that CNN ░░░░░░░░ I think was highly ░░░░░░░░ They treated him as ░░░░░░░░ he were just an ░░░░░░░░ politician They stacked the ░░░░░░░░ CNN says that they ░░░░░░░░ not but the room ░░░░░░░░ seemed like it was ░░░░░░░░ with Trump supporters who ░░░░░░░░ there to cheer him ░░░░░░░░ And you know without ░░░░░░░░ to slam Kaitlan Collins ░░░░░░░░ I mean he just ░░░░░░░░ over her he brushed ░░░░░░░░ aside I think I ░░░░░░░░ in the piece he ░░░░░░░░ her aside like she ░░░░░░░░ an intern trying to ░░░░░░░░ his lapels I mean ░░░░░░░░ just didn t bother ░░░░░░░░ her That s the ░░░░░░░░ environment to put him ░░░░░░░░ and I think it ░░░░░░░░ a dreadful mistake.”