# CNN Town Hall with Donald Trump: May 10, 2023 **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Tags:** trump\ **Created:** [May 11, 2023, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cnn-town-hall-with-donald-trump-may-10-2023/983873 "2023-05-11T00:01:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2023, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cnn-town-hall-with-donald-trump-may-10-2023/983873/41 "2023-05-11T00:54:27Z")
Mod: Do you want Russia or Ukraine to win this war? Trump: I want to stop the dying on both sides. In 24 hours, I could end this war. Oh, and Europe should pay more to supply Ukraine. We pay too much, and they pay too little and they’re right next door. [Paraphrased.] ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2023, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cnn-town-hall-with-donald-trump-may-10-2023/983873/42 "2023-05-11T00:55:16Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > Plus, the hockey playoffs are on! As a Canadian, I really am taking one for the team during hockey playoffs! ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2023, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cnn-town-hall-with-donald-trump-may-10-2023/983873/43 "2023-05-11T00:56:07Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > In 24 hours, I could end this war. Did he happen to mention how? Or is that a trade secret from the other candidates? ---
**Author:** ![Eric1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/3bc359/32.png) [@Eric1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eric1)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2023, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cnn-town-hall-with-donald-trump-may-10-2023/983873/44 "2023-05-11T00:56:45Z")
I’m grateful to be able to read what you all are saying as it’s very insightful. ---
**Author:** ![velomont](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8491ac/32.png) [@velomont](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velomont)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2023, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cnn-town-hall-with-donald-trump-may-10-2023/983873/45 "2023-05-11T00:58:48Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > Mod: Do you want Russia or Ukraine to win this war? > > Trump: I want to stop the dying on both sides. In 24 hours, I could end this war I’m just catching that now; holy crap he’s full of it. I hope that Kaitlin Collins is getting extremely well paid for this. ---
**Author:** ![Banquet\_Bear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/banquet_bear/32/373_2.png) [@Banquet\_Bear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banquet_Bear)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2023, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cnn-town-hall-with-donald-trump-may-10-2023/983873/46 "2023-05-11T00:58:51Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > but Trump is proving that he cannot. …and that matters significantly less (to an infinite degree) than gifting him a platform to spew his hate and lies. ---
**Author:** ![StraightTalk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/straighttalk/32/9982_2.png) [@StraightTalk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StraightTalk)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2023, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cnn-town-hall-with-donald-trump-may-10-2023/983873/47 "2023-05-11T00:59:07Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > Mod: Do you want Russia or Ukraine to win this war? > > Trump: I want to stop the dying on both sides. In 24 hours, I could end this war. Oh, and Europe should pay more to supply Ukraine. We pay too much, and they pay too little and they’re right next door. [Paraphrased.] What is it that he could do as president that he can’t do now to stop the war? If he is such good friends with Putin and Zelensky, why can’t he call both of them up to stop it? Answer - nothing. He’s an idiot. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2023, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cnn-town-hall-with-donald-trump-may-10-2023/983873/48 "2023-05-11T00:59:43Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > Did he happen to mention how? No. Something-something Putin, something-something Ukraine, something-something Something Else. (Maybe the USMCA/CUSMA/NAFTA 2.0? He mentioned that at some point during his “answer” to that question.) But no definitive answer as to how he would end that war; not even through negotiation. And we all know he the world’s best negotiator, as he stated earlier this evening. 🙄 ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2023, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cnn-town-hall-with-donald-trump-may-10-2023/983873/49 "2023-05-11T00:59:56Z")
HIs 24 hour solution: Call up Putin and say he’s fine if Russia lobs tactical nukes at Ukraine. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2023, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cnn-town-hall-with-donald-trump-may-10-2023/983873/50 "2023-05-11T01:02:02Z")
The document scandal: But … but … Biden had 1800 boxes of documents! ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2023, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cnn-town-hall-with-donald-trump-may-10-2023/983873/51 "2023-05-11T01:02:08Z")
> [@Aspenglow](#): > > I don’t know why anyone at CNN thought they’d be able to fact check him in real time Oh, that’s easy. Just have two cards, one of which says “False” in big red letters, and hold that up whenever he says anything. Wait, did I say two cards? You only need one. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2023, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cnn-town-hall-with-donald-trump-may-10-2023/983873/52 "2023-05-11T01:03:07Z")
Mod: Did you ever show those documents to anyone? Trump: Not really. ETA: Now, we’re up to 1850 boxes in Biden’s possession. And Trump called Kaitlin Collins “a very nasty person.” ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2023, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cnn-town-hall-with-donald-trump-may-10-2023/983873/53 "2023-05-11T01:03:47Z")
Not really?!? ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2023, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cnn-town-hall-with-donald-trump-may-10-2023/983873/54 "2023-05-11T01:04:04Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > Mod: Did you ever show those documents to anyone? > > Trump: Not really. - Translation from Trump Liar Speak: “Totally.” ---
**Author:** ![PhillyGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ed655f/32.png) [@PhillyGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PhillyGuy)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2023, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cnn-town-hall-with-donald-trump-may-10-2023/983873/55 "2023-05-11T01:05:14Z")
He’s doing a good job of convincing me that even DeSantis would be safer for world peace. ---
**Author:** ![Jungian\_Camisole1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jungian_camisole1/32/3646_2.png) [@Jungian\_Camisole1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jungian_Camisole1)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2023, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cnn-town-hall-with-donald-trump-may-10-2023/983873/56 "2023-05-11T01:06:03Z")
As am I. I had to turn it off when he tried to blame January 6th on Nancy Pelosi. She was far more presidential that day than he could ever wish to be his entire life. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2023, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cnn-town-hall-with-donald-trump-may-10-2023/983873/57 "2023-05-11T01:06:26Z")
Trump: Why did Biden have nine boxes in Chinatown? And he’s in with the Chinese! Mod: There’s no proof of those assertions. ---
**Author:** ![Beesnest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e495f1/32.png) [@Beesnest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beesnest)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2023, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cnn-town-hall-with-donald-trump-may-10-2023/983873/58 "2023-05-11T01:08:08Z")
Do you think they are standing because of his Be Bigger than the Bear mental intimidation. I feel like we are in the marriage therapy session with Ivana’s ghost. She should sit down. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2023, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cnn-town-hall-with-donald-trump-may-10-2023/983873/59 "2023-05-11T01:08:22Z")
Moving on to the Georgia election result. When asked about that phone call to Raffensberger, Trump admitted that Georgia owed him votes because it was a rigged election. My reaction watching this: Whaaaa? ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2023, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cnn-town-hall-with-donald-trump-may-10-2023/983873/60 "2023-05-11T01:09:55Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > And Trump called Kaitlin Collins “a very nasty person.” See, this is where fact-checking is a delicate balance. Because the market reality for a commercial network like CNN is that the lying orange shit-stain is a ratings draw, attracting a fair number of haters as well as sycophants (though apparently not too many from this board – I think those of us inclined to be political junkies find his ceaseless lying to be more tiring than entertaining – so major gratitude to @Spoons for making the sacrifice!). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cnn-town-hall-with-donald-trump-may-10-2023/983873.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cnn-town-hall-with-donald-trump-may-10-2023/983873.md?page=4)