"We try our best to respect the game and showcase and display it in a fashion that might be a little bit more appetizing for a different group of people that are watching alongside the best play commentators on Earth."
Some fellow news television hosts were critical of her conduct during the interview, while others lobbied that it was just indicative of the greater media ecosystem.
There was no timetable given for when the event would air, as CNN maintains the same offer has been presented to Donald Trump for a similar event in the Keystone State on the same day.
On Wednesday, October 16th, Trump will sit down with Faulkner in Cumming, Georgia for a pre-taped event in front of an audience comprised of only women.
Tucker Carlson had lobbed harsh criticism at Chris Wallace by saying the network allowed him to "wreck" the audience hosts had devoted "our lives to building."
The network has proposed two dates -- Thursday, October 24th and Sunday, October 27th -- for the candidates to make their final pitches to voters before Election Day on Tuesday, November 5th.
"We look forward to honoring the content that moved audiences in 2026 and continuing the Gracies’ long-standing investment in the people who will shape what comes next.”