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