Pro-Trump columnist Hugh Hewitt dramatically leaves Washington Post after storming out of interview

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A pro-Trump columnist resigned at The Washington Post after dramatically storming out of an interview live on air.

Hugh Hewitt, a veteran conservative pundit, criticized fellow columnists Jonathan Capehart and Ruth Marcus for running “the most unfair election ad” and said he would not return.

The outburst came during a discussion regarding Post office “First Look” show, live on Friday, about a lawsuit filed by the Trump campaign in Pennsylvania. The suit, filed in Bucks County, alleged that voters who submitted mail-in ballots in person have been rejected.

During the interview, Marcus stated that Trump tried to “go to every courtroom he can in America where it’s relevant to make the arguments he can, no matter how far-fetched.”

She was interrupted by Hewitt, who has been a regular contributor of opinion pieces to Post, who berated her for not reporting “the whole story.”

Conservative commentator High Hewitt (top right) stormed out of a direct Washington Post interview on Friday after being challenged by Jonathan Capehart (left)
Conservative commentator High Hewitt (top right) stormed out of a direct Washington Post interview on Friday after being challenged by Jonathan Capehart (left) (Washington Post)

“We are news people, even if we have opinions, and we have to report the whole story if we bring up part of the story,” he said. “So yes, (Trump) is upset about Bucks County, but he was right and he won in court. That’s the story.”

After an awkward pause, Capehart told Hewitt, “I don’t appreciate being lectured about reporting Hugh when you come here a lot of times and say a lot of things that aren’t based in fact.”

“I’m not coming back Jonathan, I’m done,” Hewitt shot back furiously, ripping out his in-ear headset. “This is the most unfair election ad I have ever been a part of.” Then he got up from his chair and left the room.

A spokesman for The mail however, declined to comment on Hewitt’s departure Fox News reported his decision to leave his role at the outlet earlier Friday.

The mail has faced turmoil in the past week after the paper’s owner, Jeff Bezos, decided not to endorse a candidate in the presidential election. Several people have resigned from the paper and around 250,000 readers have reportedly canceled their subscriptions.

Hewitt, who has been a regular opinion contributor to the Post, berated a colleague for not reporting the 'whole story'
Hewitt, who has been a regular opinion contributor to the Post, berated a colleague for not reporting the ‘whole story’ (Getty)

Hewitt’s outburst comes after a growing body of litigation surrounding the 2024 election is emerging in Pennsylvania — the largest of the swing states, with 19 electoral votes for the victor.

Following the lawsuit from Trump’s campaign and GOP Senate candidate David McCormick’s campaign, a state judge agreed that voters can be given more time to apply for and return mail-in ballots in Bucks County.

Long lines of voters have previously complained that the state is suppressing votes. The state does not have an in-person early voting option, so voters stood in line for mail-in ballots that had to be collected and returned in person.

Bucks County voters were given an extended deadline to apply for those ballots until the end of the day Friday.

Because of its value as a prominent swing state, Pennsylvania has drawn a flurry of Republican lawsuits alleging wrongdoing — just as Trump’s campaign and his allies did in 2020.

Election law experts say that with the new lawsuits, Trump and his allies are trying to lay the groundwork to challenge the results if the former president loses.

Additional reporting by Alex Woodward