Mark Cuban was seated in the line of sight of Donald Trump during a presidential debate at Hofstra University.
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Bannon`s War RoomOct 7, 2026
Multiple 2016 reports establish that Mark Cuban had a front-row seat at the first Trump-Clinton debate at Hofstra University, an invitation from the Clinton campaign, and Politico quotes commentators describing him as sitting directly in front of Trump. The sources describe the position rather than measuring Trump's exact sightline, and the post's motive (corruption) is not part of the claim.
What was said
… But, the last second, the people said, "Oh, no, you can't do that." You know, it's only family. That's what they came up with. The people put up these debates are totally corrupt, said because they let Cuban in the week the couple weeks before, at Hofstra to basically be in President Trump's, or candidate Trump's, line of sight, to try to give him the bad face, the evil eye, the entire time. And we couldn't move him. "Oh, you can't. It's already i'm sorry, he changed seats." Yeah, and we know we made an agreement, but the Secret Service won't let us move. …
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Supports. Cuban had a front-row seat at the Hofstra debate, which the Clinton campaign confirmed it had invited him to attend.[1][4][5]
Supports. Politico reported that Trump's camp expected Cuban to be in the front row, and Fox host Maria Bartiromo said of Cuban, "Mark Cuban, sitting right there in front of him."[2]
Supports. Reports said Cuban planned to be front-row so Trump would see at least one unfriendly face when looking out at the crowd, which matches the claimed line of sight.[2][3]
Context. Sources do not measure Trump's exact sightline from Cuban's seat, and the line-of-sight framing comes largely from commentary and press characterization.[2][6]
Sources
6 sources: 3 tier 2, 2 not rated, 1 rated low
- 1Billionaire Mark Cuban gives Trump C-minus | CNN Politicscnn.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 22016 Presidential Debatespolitico.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports, context
- 3Gennifer Flowers at Debate? Just Making a Point, Says Team Trumpnytimes.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 4Mark Cuban has front row seat for Monday's presidential debatefox35orlando.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 5Donald Trump Troll Mark Cuban Well Positioned for 1st Presidential ...goodmorningamerica.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 6Talk of Gennifer Flowers, Mark Cuban and Hillary's step stool dominate pre-debate chatterfoxnews.com · rated low for factual reporting by Iffy.news · cited for: context
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