Donald Trump, here at a campaign event in South Carolina, will appear in both the CNN town hall for Republicans tomorrow night and his own event on MSNBC tonight. (Getty)
With the polling race in South Carolina coming to an end soon, the GOP candidates will lay out their proposals for South Carolinians one more time in a CNN town hall. However, in addition to his appearance on CNN tomorrow night, Donald Trump will hold his own event on MSNBC. Joe Scarborough will moderate, with the event starting at 8 p.m. Eastern, intentionally conflicting with Ben Carson, Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio’s CNN appearance tonight.
TOWN HALL PREVIEW:
The event comes just four days before the South Carolina primary. With a wide GOP field, candidates have had trouble getting enough time to speak in the traditional debate format. Here, we’ll get to see the candidates lay out more detailed proposals in response to audience questions. Here’s a short list of possible topics.
- Ted Cruz’s citizenship: Donald Trump, who will appear on CNN tomorrow night and on MSNBC in a competing event tonight, has escalated his rhetoric against his nearest competition, with Cruz responding to his lawsuit threats dismissively. Expect it to come up at least once tonight.
- Nikki Haley: The State of the Union responder is set to endorse Rubio tonight. She’s a popular figure in South Carolina and has been mentioned in the VP conversation. Don’t be surprised if she comes up tonight.
- Conservatism: Trump’s conservative credentials have been seriously challenged in past debates, given his previous use of eminent domain and past comments in favor of Hillary and Obamacare. He’ll almost certainly be asked to defend his conservative bona fides.
There are a few options for viewers looking to watch the town hall online. Here’s a rundown:
How to Watch the Trump Town Hall Online
In addition to their regular television news broadcast, MSNBC will livestream the debate from their website for cable subscribers with an MSNBC-included subscription. Just click here for continuing coverage until the undercard debate begins at 7 p.m.
How to Watch the Trump Town Hall on a Mobile App
If you you have log-in info for a cable or satellite subscription that includes MSNBC, you can use that to watch the town hall for free on a phone, tablet or connected TV via the MSNBC app, which you can download for free in the App Store or the Google Play store.
