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Newton Minow: Trump-Biden Debate a ‘Disgusting Performance’

Clip: 9/30/2020 | 8m 3sVideo has Closed Captions

Tuesday’s presidential debate was arguably the most chaotic ever produced.

Interruption, disruption and insults. Tuesday’s presidential debate was arguably the most chaotic ever produced. We get reaction from the father of presidential debates, the former FCC chairman who first proposed the idea in 1955.

09/30/2020 | Rating NR

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