Conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt had enough of The Washington Post’s antics. He left, no longer having to sit through a show he rightly called “the most unfair election ad I have ever been a part of.” Host Jonathan Capehart served up a loaded segment with columnist Ruth Marcus about the legal issues in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, regarding people being turned away from early voting.
Capehart and Marcus went along with the narrative about stolen elections, Donald Trump being nuts, and only accepting results that are favorable to him. It’s an exercise in projecting because we know liberals think they’re entitled to win every election. After all, they have better feelings about the issues. It’s all emotion, which explains the mental breakdowns over Trump.
Mental health clinics should brace for an explosion in mental breakdowns if Trump wins next week. pic.twitter.com/eSfqaY0C6F
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) November 1, 2024
Hugh, a now-former contributing columnist for the publication, correctly cited that a Pennsylvania judge ruled Bucks County had deviated from early voting protocol and remedied it. In Virginia, the Supreme Court allowed Gov. Glenn Youngkin to continue purging noncitizens and illegal aliens from their voter rolls.
Another bad day for @WashingtonPost. Upset with @CapehartJ and @RuthMarcus for inaccurate attacks on Trump, @hughhewitt rips off his headset and leaves lives #PostLive show. “I’m done. This is the most unfair election ad I have ever been a part of.” Show falls apart, ends early. pic.twitter.com/fsGC1GhIrx
— Brent Baker 🇺🇦 🇮🇱 (@BrentHBaker) November 1, 2024
The radio host and columnist said that we’re news people even though we hold opinions and the whole story must be fleshed out: Trump was upset about the voting shenanigans in Bucks County, “but he was right, and he won in court. That’s the story.”
With a smug smirk, Capehart responded that he didn’t like being lectured by someone who he thinks says many things that aren’t based on fact. And right there is why the media is so hated, folks.
You can smell the condescension. Hugh stormed off after that, saying, “I’m done.”
Marcus later lost connection.
"Fine, then I won't come back. I'm done."
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) November 1, 2024
Bravo @hughhewitt. These "journalists" hate being held accountable. https://t.co/1m1nA7zfsv
UPDATE: Hewitt truly is finished with the Post. He reportedly quit his columnist gig after he stormed off:
The one and only @hughhewitt has quit the Washington Post: "Two sources familiar with the matter told The Post that Hewitt quit his job as a contributing columnist at the Washington Post moments after storming off the set." https://t.co/zBoWAcw6UL
— David Weigel (@daveweigel) November 1, 2024