Hugh Hewitt Rips Off His Headset and Leaves WaPo Live Show: ‘I Won’t Come Back Jonathan [Capehart], I Am Done!’

CAPEHART: “Is it me or does it seem like this week Donald Trump is laying the groundwork for contesting the election by complaining that cheating was taking place in Pennsylvania, by suing Bucks County for alleged irregularities? And this is on top of his continual assertion that if he loses, it’s because of cheating.”
MARCUS: “Uh, yeah. That’s what he’s been laying the groundwork for this just not in the last week, but in the last umptyump months. No election can be fair unless, in Donald Trump’s mind, unless Donald Trump wins it. And I think we are going to see him both rev up his supporters to contest elections outside of courtrooms and go to every courtroom he can in America, where it’s relevant to make whatever arguments he can, no matter how far-fetched. We saw that last time, but it didn’t work out.”
HEWITT: “Jonathan, I’ve gotta — “
CAPEHART: “Let her finish, Hugh.”
MARCUS: “It may not work, it may not — that may not happen this time. And now I’ll let you go, Hugh.”
HEWITT: “Well, I’ve just got to say, we’re news people even though it’s the opinion section. It’s got to be reported. Bucks County was reversed by the court and instructed to open up extra days because they violated the law and told people to go home. So, that lawsuit was brought by the Republican National Committee, and it was successful. The Supreme Court ruled that Glenn Youngkin was successful. We are news people, even though we have opinions, and we have to report the whole story if we bring up part of the story. So, yes, he’s upset about Bucks County, but he was right and he won in court. That’s the story.”
MARCUS: “I’ll let you keep going, Jonathan.”
CAPEHART: “No, I’m just — I don’t appreciate being lectured about reporting when, Hugh, many times you come here saying lots of things that aren’t — “
HEWITT: “I won’t come back, Jonathan. I’m done. I’m done. This is the most unfair election ad I have ever been a part of. You guys are working, that’s fine. I’m done.”
CAPEHART: “So, Ruth, you wrote a column this week ending with this line, and actually, I think this is perfect. We’re going to put it on the screen. You wrote, ‘You want to know the stakes of this election? Not only democracy, but decency.’ Talk more about that, Ruth.”
MARCUS: “Okay, collecting myself — “
CAPEHART: “Oh, Ruth froze. Ruth is frozen. So, hang in there, everyone. We’re going to see if we can try to get Ruth back to this very — we’re going to get — we’re going to get Ruth back in a moment. This is ‘Fist Look,’ Washington Post Live’s nonstop shop for news — news and analysis. And Ruth is back. So, I’m going to read that quote back again from your column, Ruth, where you wrote, ‘You want to know the stakes of this election? Not only democracy, but decency.’ Uh, we — okay, we lost her again. Everybody, if you’ve been watching ‘First Look,’ you know that these conversations can be interesting, contentious. You just saw Hugh Hewitt leave the conversation, which is lamentable, unfortunate. It is what it is. I am Jonathan Capehart. I want to thank you all very much for joining us on ‘First Look.’ For more of these important conversations, please sign up for a Washington Post subscription. You can get a free trial by going to WashingtonPost.com/live. Again, WashingtonPost.com/live. I’m Jonathan Capehart. Thank you for watching Washington Post Live’s ‘First Look.’”