World News – US – George Stephanopoulos worked for the Clinton administration

If the first debates of this presidential election weren’t already bizarre enough in themselves, the two town halls are expected to take place on Thursday, Oct 15 at the same time, 8 pm ET This is unusual, because often these debates are held on different dates to allow voters to see them both and make an informed decision on which candidate they are voting for

Joe Biden’s Town Hall to be on ABC News and will be hosted by longtime presenter George Stephanopoulos After the latest debates, many viewers are still wary of moderators, leading some to question membership Stephanopoulos policy

Before Stephanopoulos became a well-known news anchor, he had a career in politics, working on the staff of many Democratic candidates across the country After graduating from college, he worked as an assistant to Ohio Congressman Ed Feighan before working on Democrat Michael Dukakis’ failed presidential campaign in 1988. Stephanopoulos joined Dukakis’ campaign because he identified with the candidate, as he was also a Greek-American liberal from Massachusetts

Stephanopoulos then worked as a « floor man » for former US House Majority Leader Dick Gephardt until he joined Bill Clinton’s campaign When Clinton became President in 1992, Stephanopoulos worked as his « de facto » press secretary, although he was eventually replaced by the administration by Dee Dee Myers after a series of language mistakes

It was only after Stephanopoulos’ time working for the Clinton administration ended that he decided to become the hub of journalism, although his time working as a press secretary is reflected in the documentary from 1993 The War Room

Throughout his career, Stephanopoulos has made it clear that he believes in liberal politics, often working directly for Democratic Party candidates Even now, as a journalist, his political views have continued to be questioned

In 2015, ahead of the 2016 election, Stephanopoulos’ ability to act as an impartial moderator was called into question when Republicans discovered the anchor had made a series of donations over the past three years to a non-profit organization organized by the Clinton family , with a donation amount of approximately $ 75,000

This sparked an uproar from right-wing viewers, who called out the presenter for not being able to remain objective in his work Stephanopoulos apologized to his viewers, admitting that he should have disclosed the donations he made. ‘he had made it to his viewers and to ABC, conceding not to moderate an ABC News debate of the Republican candidates going on this year

But despite these criticisms, Stephanopoulos continued to work for ABC News, often interviewing prominent Republican Party figures including former presidential candidates Rick Santorum, Ben Carson, Scott Walker, Carly Fiorina, Bobby Jindal, Mike Huckabee and Rick Perry

However, it appears that this year, Stephanopoulos will be sticking with the Democratic Party, animating Biden’s Town Hall You can watch the Town Hall on ABC News at 8pm ET, running for about 90 minutes

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