Trump v Biden at TV town halls: a president kept in check – latest reaction live

Candidates offer dramatically different visions at dueling town hallsTrump refuses to disavow QAnon conspiracy theoryMcConnell says he has votes to confirm Amy Coney BarrettSign up for Fight to Vote – our weekly US election newsletter 12.50pm BST There can be no more thankless task than trying to fact-check a TV debate in real-time, except perhaps to attempt to fact-check two competing town halls being shown simultaneously in real-time. CNN have nevertheless had a crack at. They found the following claims by Trump to be false or misleading… 12.28pm BST Donald Trump seems very confident of his poll numbers this morning.Polls numbers are looking very strong. Big crowds, great enthusiasm. Massive RED WAVE coming!!! Related: US election polls tracker: who is leading in the swing states? Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2020/oct/16/donald-trump-joe-biden-tv-debate-town-hall-kamala-harris-coronavirus-covid-us-election-live-updates #donald_trump #joe_biden #kamala_harris #us_elections_2020 #us_news #us_politics #world_news