A viewer of this week’s BBC Question Time branded the October 10 special focused on the upcoming US election “wild”.
Question Time’s US election special took little time in heating up as Democrats, Republicans and undecideds clashed on the issues set to be crucial in next month’s election
Fiona Bruce, who chaired the live studio audience and panel guests from across the political spectrum, started the discussion by asking if character matters.
After a panel discussion which saw British-American journalist Mehdi Hasan list the many character flaws of Donald Trump including adultery, racism and convictions for sexual assault, one Trump supporter took issue with Hasan’s remarks.
She began by telling Hasan to check his facts, to which the journalist asked whether she was referring to the criminal court case or the well-documented extra-marital affairs.
Taking to X, the social media user said: “Holy smokes, this is BBC Question Time is wild already. Makes the British one look so tame.”
The lady concluded: “He might be a narcissist but he cares about this country.”
A panellist responded: By definition, a narcissist cares about nothing other than themselves.”
Panel guests were not in agreement on how important character is to a presidential candidate.
Some argued that all politicians lie and exaggerate the truth, with Bryan Lanza, Trump’s former Senior Advisor, argued that Trump is from the entertainment industry and thus has a tendency to exaggerate.
In a discussion that seemed to centre largely on Trump, Republican Martina White argued that the character of Vice President Kamala Harris should be questioned “given that she has lied about the sitting President’s health for years”.
In an extremely partisan discussion, a Republican audience member came closest to providing balance, as she claimed that sleaze started with Bill Clinton’s affair with Monica Lewinsky and has been on a steady decline since, with the exception of Barack Obama
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