[palmer]

And equally important, who is going to select these fake “independents” aka rabid Biden supporters in the audience?

NBC would select them of course. Both Mark Levin and Chris Plante have said that equal time applies to the stations that they broadcast on.

[Buckeye McFrog]

The rules are different for broadcast stations than for cable networks.

[SmokingJoe]

There is no point in Trump diong a townhall on NBC with a never Trumper “moderator” and rabid Trump haters disguised as “independents”.
And, Biden is not getting an invite to appear on Rush. It's his show, he can invite who he wants.