ABC Warns: It Would Be ‘a Terrible Decision’ for Trump To Go After Bill’s Affairs at Next Debate

ABC Warns: It Would Be ‘A Terrible Decision’ for Trump to Go After Bill’s Affairs at Next Debate (NewsBusters)

Good Morning America’s Jon Karl on Thursday warned Donald Trump against mentioning Bill Clinton’s numerous affairs at Sunday’s town hall debate, lecturing that it would be a “terrible decision." Talking to ex-Clinton operative George Stephanopoulos, Karl opined, “All this talk about him going after Bill Clinton's infidelities, I think that's very hard to do in an intimate setting where the town hall attendees are right there.” 

Karl added, “I think that would be a terrible decision for him to do.” On the subject of Clinton’s affairs, Stephanopoulos underlined that "it will be quite different for him from the last debate.” He also reiterated Karl’s point that it “will be better for [Trump] not to do it.” 

Stephanopoulos and Karl covered themselves by suggesting it’s only the format that makes going after Clinton’s infidelities a bad idea. Karl insisted that this specific town hall means it will be "very hard for him to go personal." But when have the journalists at ABC, or other networks, applauded the idea of hitting the Democrat on sexual indiscretions?