Petulant Hugh Hewitt Storms Out of The Washington Post Livestream, Quits the Paper in a Huff

Hugh Hewitt is a conservative commentator, who was once a somewhat respected Republican, who called upon Donald Trump to resign in 2016 after the Access Hollywood tape and even suggested at one point he be replaced on the ticket by Ivanka Trump. Like so many anti-Trump Republicans, however, he eventually turned and has since become an ardent supporter (not unlike J.D. Vance) because there is no longer an audience for anti-Trump Republicans.

Being a pro-Trump Republican, however, means lying with some frequency. Hugh Hewitt, however, does not like to be called out on it. During a The Washington Post livestream moments ago, that’s exactly what happened. Hewitt responded by taking out his earpiece and saying, “I won’t come back anymore. I’m done. This is the most unfair election ad I’ve ever been a part of. You guys are workin’ and that’s fine. I’m done.”

My favorite part of this video — which comes from X, with apologies, because there is currently no video available elsewhere — is how nonplussed Jonathan Capehart is. He doesn’t even acknowledge that Hewitt stormed out. He just continues with the livestream, as though relieved to be rid of him. Watch from the 1:00 mark to the 2:00 mark. Capeheart’s non-reaction is priceless.

"I'm done!"

Hugh Hewitt storms off of Washington Post podcast after Jonathan Capehart accused him of spewing lies pic.twitter.com/IfAFaEQK5N

— Nicole Silverio (@NicoleMSilverio) November 1, 2024

For what it is worth, the lawsuit to which Hewitt is referring in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, was not about voter fraud. Trump sued in a politically split county to extend early voting by a day because the election office wasn’t prepared for the influx of early voting requests. The court agreed to extend by a day, and Bucks County was happy to oblige. There was nothing scurrilous here, although the Trump campaign characterized it as a win (given the margins that Kamala Harris has in early voting, it may very well be a win for Democrats, too).