Delaney hits Warren for Fox town hall snub: If you’re not using it, I will

Presidential candidate John Delaney criticized Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s (D-Mass.) decision not to accept a Fox News town hall on Tuesday, saying that he would take it. 

“If you’re not using your town hall, I will,” said the former Democratic congressman from Maryland. “Democratic candidates have to campaign everywhere and talk to all voters.”

If you’re not using your town hall, I will. Democratic candidates have to campaign everywhere and talk to all voters. https://t.co/jH5ZwYRtEg

— John Delaney (@JohnDelaney) May 14, 2019

Warren said Tuesday that she will turn down an offer to appear in a Fox News town hall, slamming the network as a “hate-for-profit machine.”{mosads}

“I’ve done 57 media avails and 131 interviews, taking over 1,100 questions from press just since January,” she tweeted. “Fox News is welcome to come to my events just like any other outlet. But a Fox News town hall adds money to the hate-for-profit machine. To which I say: hard pass.”

Several other presidential candidates have recently appeared in Fox News town halls or accepted offers to appear from the network.

Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) have already participated in Fox town halls and South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg (D) is slated to appear on May 19. Sanders’s event drew 2.6 million views and was the most-watched town hall this year. 

More than 20 people are currently vying for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination. Warren’s campaign has recently seen some momentum while Delaney is considered a long-shot candidate.