Topic: Cnbc Town Hall

2 chapters across the catalog

Mooch and Stoll
Episode 1139 45:25 - 49:37

1139: Mooch and Stoll

Anthony Scaramucci's Relationship with Barack Obama

Anthony Scaramucci recalls his history with Barack Obama, whom he attended Harvard Law School with and initially supported financially. He describes a 2010 CNBC Town Hall where he asked Obama when he would stop hitting Wall Street with a "pinata stick," leading to a sharp public rebuttal from the President. Scaramucci notes that the exchange resulted in him being lampooned by Jon Stewart on The Daily Show.

Just Hiking
Episode 237 42:00 - 44:19

237: Just Hiking

CNBC Town Hall Plant and Middle-Class Exhaustion

A viral clip from a CNBC town hall features a woman claiming to be "exhausted" from defending President Obama. The hosts argue that the woman was a plant, asserting that participants in presidential forums are strictly vetted and that her "spontaneous" criticism was likely scripted to serve a specific political narrative.