JUST IN: Trump Will Return To X/Twitter With Live Town Hall

Former President Donald Trump was convicted on Thursday of all 34 counts in his case involving falsified business records tied to the hush money scandal with Stormy Daniels. The verdict marked Trump as the first U.S. president ever to be convicted of a felony.

Amid the fallout, both X and the cable news network NewsNation are gearing up to host live town halls featuring the embattled former President and independent presidential hopeful Robert F. Kennedy Jr., according to two insiders speaking to Axios.

According to sources, the duo has tentatively agreed to participate in separate live interviews for a new video series named “The People’s Town Hall,” although the exact dates and locations are still up in the air. Meanwhile, the Biden campaign has decided not to join the fray.

Axios reported:

While every other social network in the country is retreating from politics, X is looking to lean in as part of its wider push into creator video.

• X CEO Linda Yaccarino said last week that X paid out over $50 million in ad revenue to creators since she became CEO last year.
• The live feeds will be available to all X users globally.

The new live town hall format will allow users to submit questions to debate moderators before the event and in real time, a source familiar with X’s plans told Axios.

• Moderators will have final say over what is asked. Moderators for each event have not yet been determined, but they will likely include at least one NewsNation host, alongside other journalists.
• X will create a live event page for each town hall to promote the live feed and curate conversations around the event.
• Sources told Axios that Yaccarino approached NewsNation parent Nexstar about the concept. The idea, from her point of view, is to make X the destination in which everyday people can have a greater voice in the political process.

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According to reports, Trump has also considered bringing tech mogul Elon Musk into a key advisory role should he win back the White House this November. According to insiders familiar with ongoing discussions first reported by The Wall Street Journal, the X CEO would have a significant say in shaping policies on economic issues and border security under a potential Trump administration. Musk is also rumored to be working on a major election integrity operation for the upcoming election.

In the upcoming presidential race, Biden and Donald Trump are projected to be tightly contested. Thursday’s Marist Poll indicates that the two are nearly neck and neck, with just a two-point difference favoring Biden (50% to 48%) among registered voters. The margin remains consistent even among those who are certain they will vote, where Biden leads by a narrow 50% to 49%.

However, in scenarios that include multiple candidates—specifically Robert F. Kennedy Jr.—Trump gains a slight edge. In this larger field, Trump leads with 44%, Biden follows at 40%, and Kennedy holds 8%. Trump also leads among independent voters, 54% to 42%. As November 5th approaches, Trump and Biden have set the stage for a deeply polarized electoral battle.

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