Hugh Hewitt Fires Back at Francis Suarez Blaming His Pronunciation of Uyghurs with 15-Minute Supercut: ‘Everybody Pronounces It the Same’

Hewitt But the news ░░░░░░░░ is funny Sometimes you ░░░░░░░░ up a standard interview ░░░░░░░░ interview for Miami Mayor ░░░░░░░░ and something happens and ░░░░░░░░ goes viral And that ░░░░░░░░ yesterday Let s play ░░░░░░░░ number 13 which will ░░░░░░░░ two segments to play ░░░░░░░░ montage cut number 13 ░░░░░░░░ starts ANCHOR 1 Mayor ░░░░░░░░ Suarez trying to clarify ░░░░░░░░ comments following what some ░░░░░░░░ calling his first foreign ░░░░░░░░ gaffe since announcing a ░░░░░░░░ House run You re ░░░░░░░░ to hear his response ░░░░░░░░ a question asked this ░░░░░░░░ during an interview with ░░░░░░░░ radio host Hugh Hewitt ░░░░░░░░ Will you be talking ░░░░░░░░ the Uyghurs in your ░░░░░░░░ SUAREZ What the what ░░░░░░░░ The Uyghurs SUAREZ What ░░░░░░░░ a Uyghur Hewitt OK ░░░░░░░░ ll come back to ░░░░░░░░ Let me you won ░░░░░░░░ be you ve got ░░░░░░░░ get smart on that ░░░░░░░░ 1 Uyghurs are a ░░░░░░░░ Muslim minority in China ░░░░░░░░ western region who have ░░░░░░░░ widespread persecution by the ░░░░░░░░ Communist government The U ░░░░░░░░ government has gone as ░░░░░░░░ as using the word ░░░░░░░░ to describe their treatment ░░░░░░░░ the interview Suarez released ░░░░░░░░ statement saying he simply ░░░░░░░░ Hewitt s pronunciation of ░░░░░░░░ word and Suarez added ░░░░░░░░ s well aware of ░░░░░░░░ suffering of the Uyghurs ░░░░░░░░ China Now Miami s ░░░░░░░░ now asserting the ethnic ░░░░░░░░ is being enslaved because ░░░░░░░░ their faith reporter 1 ░░░░░░░░ Miami Mayor Francis Suarez ░░░░░░░░ a blank today in ░░░░░░░░ interview The 2024 Republican ░░░░░░░░ candidate appearing on the ░░░░░░░░ Hewitt Show when asked ░░░░░░░░ the Uyghurs you may ░░░░░░░░ that the Uyghurs are ░░░░░░░░ persecuted group of Muslims ░░░░░░░░ minority group in China ░░░░░░░░ the question proved to ░░░░░░░░ a bit of a ░░░░░░░░ one for the mayor ░░░░░░░░ a listen Hewitt Penultimate ░░░░░░░░ Mayor Will you be ░░░░░░░░ about the Uyghurs in ░░░░░░░░ campaign SUAREZ What the ░░░░░░░░ Hewitt The Uyghurs SUAREZ ░░░░░░░░ s a Uyghur Hewitt ░░░░░░░░ we ll come back ░░░░░░░░ that Let me you ░░░░░░░░ t be you ve ░░░░░░░░ to get smart on ░░░░░░░░ SUAREZ And you gave ░░░░░░░░ Hugh homework Hugh I ░░░░░░░░ look at what a ░░░░░░░░ was it what did ░░░░░░░░ call it a Weeble ░░░░░░░░ Hewitt The Uyghurs You ░░░░░░░░ need to know about ░░░░░░░░ Uyghurs Mayor You ve ░░░░░░░░ to talk about it ░░░░░░░░ day OK crosstalk SUAREZ ░░░░░░░░ will I will talk ░░░░░░░░ will I will I ░░░░░░░░ talk about I will ░░░░░░░░ will search Uyghurs I ░░░░░░░░ a good learner I ░░░░░░░░ a fast learner reporter ░░░░░░░░ Weebles by the way ░░░░░░░░ wobble but they don ░░░░░░░░ fall down Uyghurs again ░░░░░░░░ a persecuted group of ░░░░░░░░ in China who who ░░░░░░░░ been killed who have ░░░░░░░░ put into slavery not ░░░░░░░░ you want to joke ░░░░░░░░ if you re trying ░░░░░░░░ be taken seriously on ░░░░░░░░ national stage But after ░░░░░░░░ interview Suarez says he ░░░░░░░░ misunderstood Hewitt s pronunciation ░░░░░░░░ a statement saying quote ░░░░░░░░ course I m well ░░░░░░░░ of the suffering of ░░░░░░░░ Uyghurs in China They ░░░░░░░░ being enslaved because of ░░░░░░░░ faith China has a ░░░░░░░░ record on human rights ░░░░░░░░ all people of faith ░░░░░░░░ there I didn t ░░░░░░░░ the pronunciation my friend ░░░░░░░░ Hewitt used Collins It ░░░░░░░░ like there is almost ░░░░░░░░ a foreign policy blunder ░░░░░░░░ it comes to presidential ░░░░░░░░ We already have one ░░░░░░░░ 2024 this one from ░░░░░░░░ candidate Miami Mayor Francis ░░░░░░░░ Hewitt Will you be ░░░░░░░░ about the Uyghurs in ░░░░░░░░ campaign SUAREZ What the ░░░░░░░░ Hewitt The Uyghurs SUAREZ ░░░░░░░░ s a Uyghur Hewitt ░░░░░░░░ we ll come back ░░░░░░░░ that SUAREZ You gave ░░░░░░░░ Hugh homework Hugh I ░░░░░░░░ look at what a ░░░░░░░░ was it what did ░░░░░░░░ call it a Weeble ░░░░░░░░ Hewitt The Uyghurs You ░░░░░░░░ need to know about ░░░░░░░░ Uyghurs Mayor You ve ░░░░░░░░ to talk about it ░░░░░░░░ day OK crosstalk SUAREZ ░░░░░░░░ will I will talk ░░░░░░░░ will I will I ░░░░░░░░ talk about I will ░░░░░░░░ will search Uyghurs I ░░░░░░░░ a good learner I ░░░░░░░░ a fast learner Collins ░░░░░░░░ Uyghurs obviously are a ░░░░░░░░ Muslim ethnic minority in ░░░░░░░░ The U S has ░░░░░░░░ them as a target ░░░░░░░░ genocide Their treatment comes ░░░░░░░░ in many conversations in ░░░░░░░░ policy circles in Washington ░░░░░░░░ certainly will on the ░░░░░░░░ stage Suarez who is ░░░░░░░░ Mayor of Miami as ░░░░░░░░ noted later said quote ░░░░░░░░ course I am well ░░░░░░░░ of the suffering of ░░░░░░░░ Uyghurs in China I ░░░░░░░░ t recognize the pronunciation ░░░░░░░░ friend Hugh Hewitt used ░░░░░░░░ s on me ANCHOR ░░░░░░░░ Now to campaign 2024 ░░░░░░░░ Mayor Francis Suarez looking ░░░░░░░░ elevate his national profile ░░░░░░░░ but it didn t ░░░░░░░░ go as planned During ░░░░░░░░ interview with a conservative ░░░░░░░░ show host he was ░░░░░░░░ about China s treatment ░░░░░░░░ the Uyghurs an oppress ░░░░░░░░ Muslim minority in the ░░░░░░░░ Hewitt Penultimate question Mayor ░░░░░░░░ you be talking about ░░░░░░░░ Uyghurs in your campaign ░░░░░░░░ What the what Hewitt ░░░░░░░░ Uyghurs SUAREZ What s ░░░░░░░░ Uyghur Hewitt OK we ░░░░░░░░ come back to that ░░░░░░░░ me you won t ░░░░░░░░ you ve got to ░░░░░░░░ smart on that ANCHOR ░░░░░░░░ In a tweet Suarez ░░░░░░░░ the flood saying quote ░░░░░░░░ course I m well ░░░░░░░░ of the suffering of ░░░░░░░░ Uyghurs in China They ░░░░░░░░ being enslaved because of ░░░░░░░░ faith China has a ░░░░░░░░ record on human rights ░░░░░░░░ all people of faith ░░░░░░░░ there I didn t ░░░░░░░░ the pronunciation my friend ░░░░░░░░ Hewitt used That s ░░░░░░░░ me The host Hugh ░░░░░░░░ also commented to Suarez ░░░░░░░░ defense tweeting Mayor Francis ░░░░░░░░ was pretty good for ░░░░░░░░ first conversation on air ░░░░░░░░ national security except for ░░░░░░░░ huge blind spot on ░░░░░░░░ Uyghurs What s a ░░░░░░░░ What s a Uyghur ░░░░░░░░ not what I expect ░░░░░░░░ running for president to ░░░░░░░░ when asked about the ░░░░░░░░ genocide in China reporter ░░░░░░░░ And tonight a candidate ░░░░░░░░ to the campaign with ░░░░░░░░ embarrassing air Republican Miami ░░░░░░░░ Francis Suarez in a ░░░░░░░░ interview with Hugh Hewitt ░░░░░░░░ a foreign policy question ░░░░░░░░ the Muslim minority group ░░░░░░░░ persecuted in China the ░░░░░░░░ Hewitt Will you be ░░░░░░░░ about the Uyghurs in ░░░░░░░░ campaign SUAREZ What the ░░░░░░░░ Hewitt The Uyghurs SUAREZ ░░░░░░░░ s a Uyghur Hewitt ░░░░░░░░ we ll come back ░░░░░░░░ that Let me you ░░░░░░░░ t be you ve ░░░░░░░░ to get smart on ░░░░░░░░ reporter 2 Suarez releasing ░░░░░░░░ statement to try and ░░░░░░░░ things up saying Of ░░░░░░░░ I m well aware ░░░░░░░░ the suffering of the ░░░░░░░░ in China They are ░░░░░░░░ enslaved because of their ░░░░░░░░ China has a deplorable ░░░░░░░░ on human rights and ░░░░░░░░ people of faith suffer ░░░░░░░░ I didn t recognize ░░░░░░░░ pronunciation my friend Hugh ░░░░░░░░ used That s on ░░░░░░░░ VITTERT Running for president ░░░░░░░░ hard Seriously it is ░░░░░░░░ difficult process because every ░░░░░░░░ is scrutinized Now it ░░░░░░░░ gotten a little bit ░░░░░░░░ over the past couple ░░░░░░░░ years because candidates for ░░░░░░░░ sides don t have ░░░░░░░░ face the adversarial press ░░░░░░░░ re able to just ░░░░░░░░ interviewed and go on ░░░░░░░░ that are friendly to ░░░░░░░░ This show is not ░░░░░░░░ to anybody we advocate ░░░░░░░░ you That said there ░░░░░░░░ times that running for ░░░░░░░░ is hard even if ░░░░░░░░ re being interviewed by ░░░░░░░░ friendly folks Just the ░░░░░░░░ basic questions about being ░░░░░░░░ tripped you up A ░░░░░░░░ learned by Miami Mayor ░░░░░░░░ Suarez this morning He ░░░░░░░░ running for the Republican ░░░░░░░░ if you haven t ░░░░░░░░ and he was on ░░░░░░░░ Hugh Hewitt radio show ░░░░░░░░ Will you be talking ░░░░░░░░ the Uyghurs in your ░░░░░░░░ SUAREZ What the what ░░░░░░░░ The Uyghurs SUAREZ What ░░░░░░░░ a Uyghur Hewitt OK ░░░░░░░░ ll come back to ░░░░░░░░ Let me you won ░░░░░░░░ be you ve got ░░░░░░░░ get smart on that ░░░░░░░░ And you gave me ░░░░░░░░ homework Hugh I ll ░░░░░░░░ at what a what ░░░░░░░░ it what did you ░░░░░░░░ it a Weeble Laughing ░░░░░░░░ The Uyghurs You really ░░░░░░░░ to know about the ░░░░░░░░ Mayor VETTERT Yeah you ░░░░░░░░ do need to know ░░░░░░░░ the Uyghurs The Uyghurs ░░░░░░░░ ethnic Muslims in China ░░░░░░░░ victims of the worst ░░░░░░░░ and genocide since World ░░░░░░░░ II On the right ░░░░░░░░ Uyghurs heading to Chinese ░░░░░░░░ labor camps On the ░░░░░░░░ is Nazi trains the ░░░░░░░░ extermination camps Actually we ░░░░░░░░ that reversed on the ░░░░░░░░ is the Uyghurs on ░░░░░░░░ right is the Nazi ░░░░░░░░ You really can t ░░░░░░░░ a difference And people ░░░░░░░░ are running for president ░░░░░░░░ t know and frankly ░░░░░░░░ of them don t ░░░░░░░░ about the plight of ░░░░░░░░ Uyghurs and in the ░░░░░░░░ sense what China is ░░░░░░░░ and what they plan ░░░░░░░░ do around the world ░░░░░░░░ Republican presidential candidate Miami ░░░░░░░░ Francis Suarez was caught ░░░░░░░░ guard today during an ░░░░░░░░ with radio host Hugh ░░░░░░░░ he s a frequent ░░░░░░░░ on Special Peport Miami ░░░░░░░░ was stumped when asked ░░░░░░░░ the plight of ethnic ░░░░░░░░ in China known as ░░░░░░░░ Uyghurs Hewitt Penultimate question ░░░░░░░░ Will you be talking ░░░░░░░░ the Uyghurs in your ░░░░░░░░ SUAREZ What the what ░░░░░░░░ The Uyghurs SUAREZ What ░░░░░░░░ a Uyghur Hewitt OK ░░░░░░░░ ll come back to ░░░░░░░░ Let me you won ░░░░░░░░ be you ve got ░░░░░░░░ get smart on that ░░░░░░░░ You gave me Hugh ░░░░░░░░ Hugh I ll look ░░░░░░░░ what a what was ░░░░░░░░ what did you call ░░░░░░░░ a Weeble Laughing Hewitt ░░░░░░░░ Uyghurs You really need ░░░░░░░░ know about the Uyghurs ░░░░░░░░ You ve got to ░░░░░░░░ about it every day ░░░░░░░░ crosstalk SUAREZ I will ░░░░░░░░ will talk I will ░░░░░░░░ will I will talk ░░░░░░░░ I will I will ░░░░░░░░ Uyghurs I m a ░░░░░░░░ learner I m a ░░░░░░░░ learner BAIER China has ░░░░░░░░ considerable criticism over its ░░░░░░░░ of the Uyghurs in ░░░░░░░░ Western Province of China ░░░░░░░░ S E comments from ░░░░░░░░ Republican candidate raised eyebrows ░░░░░░░░ Miami Mayor Francis Suarez ░░░░░░░░ on The Hugh Hewitt ░░░░░░░░ and here s what ░░░░░░░░ when he was asked ░░░░░░░░ the Uyghurs a minority ░░░░░░░░ that the U N ░░░░░░░░ accused China of committing ░░░░░░░░ on Hewitt Will you ░░░░░░░░ talking about the Uyghurs ░░░░░░░░ your campaign SUAREZ What ░░░░░░░░ what Hewitt The Uyghurs ░░░░░░░░ What s a Uyghur ░░░░░░░░ OK we ll come ░░░░░░░░ to that SUAREZ You ░░░░░░░░ me Hugh homework Hugh ░░░░░░░░ ll look at what ░░░░░░░░ what was it what ░░░░░░░░ you call it a ░░░░░░░░ Laughing Hewitt The Uyghurs ░░░░░░░░ really need to know ░░░░░░░░ the Uyghurs Mayor You ░░░░░░░░ got to talk about ░░░░░░░░ every day OK crosstalk ░░░░░░░░ I will I will ░░░░░░░░ I will I will ░░░░░░░░ will talk about I ░░░░░░░░ I will search Uyghurs ░░░░░░░░ m a good learner ░░░░░░░░ m a fast learner ░░░░░░░░ So after that made ░░░░░░░░ S E Mayor Francis ░░░░░░░░ said in a statement ░░░░░░░░ CNN in part I ░░░░░░░░ well aware of the ░░░░░░░░ of the Uyghurs in ░░░░░░░░ I didn t recognize ░░░░░░░░ pronunciation my friend Hugh ░░░░░░░░ used That is on ░░░░░░░░ You know S E ░░░░░░░░ wasn t an obscure ░░░░░░░░ question It is a ░░░░░░░░ human rights issue in ░░░░░░░░ arguably one of our ░░░░░░░░ adversaries that is China ░░░░░░░░ do you make of ░░░░░░░░ response and sort of ░░░░░░░░ cleanup attempt afterward CUPP ░░░░░░░░ it s a very ░░░░░░░░ question Hugh Hewitt tends ░░░░░░░░ ask a lot of ░░░░░░░░ policy questions and I ░░░░░░░░ very important ones And ░░░░░░░░ isn t important just ░░░░░░░░ of the humanitarian cost ░░░░░░░░ of this and the ░░░░░░░░ there but you know ░░░░░░░░ touches on trade and ░░░░░░░░ issues So it s ░░░░░░░░ big it s a ░░░░░░░░ issue Listen Clip ends ░░░░░░░░ Stay right there there ░░░░░░░░ lots more on the ░░░░░░░░ which I did indeed ░░░░░░░░ correctly Stay tuned Welcome ░░░░░░░░ America I m Hugh ░░░░░░░░ going through a supercut ░░░░░░░░ other media picking up ░░░░░░░░ my interview with Mayor ░░░░░░░░ yesterday I m doing ░░░░░░░░ because the mayor tweeted ░░░░░░░░ that I had mispronounced ░░░░░░░░ or I had an ░░░░░░░░ pronunciation of Uyghur I ░░░░░░░░ you to notice everybody ░░░░░░░░ Uighur the same and ░░░░░░░░ have repeated it the ░░░░░░░░ 20 times Now let ░░░░░░░░ just finish the supercut ░░░░░░░░ s about four more ░░░░░░░░ Clip starts CUPP this ░░░░░░░░ not a good look ░░░░░░░░ anyone but especially for ░░░░░░░░ whose rap as it ░░░░░░░░ is that he s ░░░░░░░░ not prepared to be ░░░░░░░░ having been sort of ░░░░░░░░ figurehead as the mayor ░░░░░░░░ Miami When that s ░░░░░░░░ know the rap on ░░░░░░░░ this was probably the ░░░░░░░░ thing you needed GOLODRYGA ░░░░░░░░ CUPP to be stumped ░░░░░░░░ a foreign policy question ░░░░░░░░ look very unprepared for ░░░░░░░░ national stage GOLODRYGA Ashley ░░░░░░░░ this stumble recoverable in ░░░░░░░░ view especially given that ░░░░░░░░ is not a candidate ░░░░░░░░ many Americans are quite ░░░░░░░░ with Allison I mean ░░░░░░░░ be honest the first ░░░░░░░░ I saw Uyghurs spelled ░░░░░░░░ then pronounced I did ░░░░░░░░ necessarily know the two ░░░░░░░░ connected and that was ░░░░░░░░ excuse that the mayor ░░░░░░░░ that he knew he ░░░░░░░░ familiar but he didn ░░░░░░░░ understand the pronunciation But ░░░░░░░░ m also not running ░░░░░░░░ be the president of ░░░░░░░░ United States So I ░░░░░░░░ t think this is ░░░░░░░░ that he will likely ░░░░░░░░ able to recover from ░░░░░░░░ he s already so ░░░░░░░░ as well known nationally ░░░░░░░░ we want people we ░░░░░░░░ t want people to ░░░░░░░░ on the job as ░░░░░░░░ of the United States ░░░░░░░░ so people should be ░░░░░░░░ to run for office ░░░░░░░░ they also need to ░░░░░░░░ prepared and I think ░░░░░░░░ this will show that ░░░░░░░░ mayor just isn t ░░░░░░░░ for that type of ░░░░░░░░ to be serve as ░░░░░░░░ commander in chief MACCALLUM ░░░░░░░░ I let you go ░░░░░░░░ quickly There often we ░░░░░░░░ these moments on the ░░░░░░░░ trail where a candidate ░░░░░░░░ challenged on their knowledge ░░░░░░░░ world events And here ░░░░░░░░ one of those moments ░░░░░░░░ the Miami Mayor Suarez ░░░░░░░░ this Hewitt Will you ░░░░░░░░ talking about the Uyghurs ░░░░░░░░ your campaign SUAREZ What ░░░░░░░░ what Hewitt The Uyghurs ░░░░░░░░ What s a Uyghur ░░░░░░░░ OK we ll come ░░░░░░░░ to that SUAREZ You ░░░░░░░░ me Hugh homework Hugh ░░░░░░░░ ll look at what ░░░░░░░░ what was it what ░░░░░░░░ you call it a ░░░░░░░░ Laughing Hewitt The Uyghurs ░░░░░░░░ really need to know ░░░░░░░░ the Uyghurs Mayor You ░░░░░░░░ got to talk about ░░░░░░░░ every day OK crosstalk ░░░░░░░░ I will I will ░░░░░░░░ I will I will ░░░░░░░░ will talk about I ░░░░░░░░ I will search Uyghurs ░░░░░░░░ m a good learner ░░░░░░░░ m a fast learner ░░░░░░░░ So his campaign has ░░░░░░░░ after that that he ░░░░░░░░ the situation that s ░░░░░░░░ on with the Uyghurs ░░░░░░░░ it reminded a lot ░░░░░░░░ people of Gary Johnson ░░░░░░░░ he asked what is ░░░░░░░░ Aleppo which was a ░░░░░░░░ that was under serious ░░░░░░░░ in Syria BAIER Yeah ░░░░░░░░ when he was running ░░░░░░░░ Sometimes these moments kind ░░░░░░░░ crystallized early MACCALLUM Yeah ░░░░░░░░ especially for those candidates ░░░░░░░░ the beginning The mayor ░░░░░░░░ Miami obviously on foreign ░░░░░░░░ The Uyghurs is a ░░░░░░░░ issue when it comes ░░░░░░░░ China JANSING Republican presidential ░░░░░░░░ and Miami Mayor Francis ░░░░░░░░ now says he is ░░░░░░░░ Well aware of the ░░░░░░░░ of the Uyghurs in ░░░░░░░░ after he seemed to ░░░░░░░░ otherwise on Hugh Hewitt ░░░░░░░░ radio show Hewitt Will ░░░░░░░░ be talking about the ░░░░░░░░ in your campaign SUAREZ ░░░░░░░░ the what Hewitt The ░░░░░░░░ SUAREZ What s a ░░░░░░░░ Hewitt OK we ll ░░░░░░░░ back to that Let ░░░░░░░░ you won t be ░░░░░░░░ ve got to get ░░░░░░░░ on that JANSING Suarez ░░░░░░░░ after the interview that ░░░░░░░░ just didn t recognize ░░░░░░░░ pronunciation Hewitt used adding ░░░░░░░░ That s on me ░░░░░░░░ Miami Mayor Francis Francis ░░░░░░░░ said this morning that ░░░░░░░░ didn t seem to ░░░░░░░░ who the Uyghurs were ░░░░░░░░ China What would you ░░░░░░░░ to him about the ░░░░░░░░ of this issue HALLEY ░░░░░░░░ a million Muslim Uyghurs ░░░░░░░░ in China They are ░░░░░░░░ them change their name ░░░░░░░░ their religion sexual abuse ░░░░░░░░ mean genocide We promised ░░░░░░░░ again to look away ░░░░░░░░ genocide And it s ░░░░░░░░ right now in China ░░░░░░░░ no one is saying ░░░░░░░░ because they re too ░░░░░░░░ of China Part of ░░░░░░░░ foreign policy should always ░░░░░░░░ that we fight for ░░░░░░░░ rights for all people ░░░░░░░░ what s happening with ░░░░░░░░ Uighurs is disgusting And ░░░░░░░░ fact that the whole ░░░░░░░░ is ignoring it is ░░░░░░░░ Clip ends Hewitt I ░░░░░░░░ got to say I ░░░░░░░░ the supercut Duane put ░░░░░░░░ together thank you Duane ░░░░░░░░ the mayor tweeted out ░░░░░░░░ didn t understand my ░░░░░░░░ Everybody pronounces it the ░░░░░░░░ If you just listen ░░░░░░░░ that Everybody single person ░░░░░░░░ the air pronounces it ░░░░░░░░ same the Uyghurs I ░░░░░░░░ said yesterday the silver ░░░░░░░░ is that it would ░░░░░░░░ attention to the plight ░░░░░░░░ the Uyghurs and the ░░░░░░░░ underway in China and ░░░░░░░░ did So sometimes a ░░░░░░░░ and a blind spot ░░░░░░░░ work for the good ░░░░░░░░ it did there.”