NewsNation To Host First Live Town Hall With GOP Presidential Candidate Vivek Ramaswamy On Aug. 14

Nexstar’s NewsNation cable news network will host a live town hall with Republican presidential candidate and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy on Monday, Aug. 14, at 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT. The event will mark Ramaswamy’s first presidential town hall with a national television news network, NewsNation said.

Moderated by chief Washington anchor and anchor of On Balance (weeknights, 7 p.m. ET) Leland Vittert, the event will be presented in front of a live audience with additional questions from viewers in New Hampshire and Iowa. An encore presentation will be offered at midnight ET/11 p.m. CT.

Emanating from NewsNation’s headquarters in Chicago, the 90-minute broadcast will cover a variety of topics, including the economy, crime, health care and immigration. The town hall will be followed by a special edition of Cuomo hosted by Chris Cuomo with contributions from political editor Chris Stirewalt. Additionally, viewers across the country will have the opportunity to be featured on-air as part of the network’s town hall watch party.

In June, NewsNation hosted the first town hall with Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and over the past few months, the channel has presented interviews with many of the Republican presidential candidates, including former Vice President Mike Pence, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, South Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson and Miami Mayor Francis Suarez.