Hugh Hewitt, conservative columnist for The Washington Post, announced Friday that he is leaving the paper after a livestreamed fight with journalist Jonathan Capehart. Donald TrumpHis speech during the presidential election.

“I’m not coming back, Jonathan. I’m done!” Hewitt said On Washington Post Live’s “First Look” showHe takes off his headphones and storms away.

“This is the most unfair election ad I have ever been a part of,” Capehart and another Post writer told Ruth Marcus. “You guys are working. It’s okay. I’m done.”

Hewitt’s response came after Capehart suggested Trump was “setting the stage for objection” to this year’s voting results. GOP presidential candidate’s latest claim He said there was “cheating” in Pennsylvania.

Hewitt, who said Saying he voted for Trump last month interrupted Marcus as he predicted the former president would “mobilize his supporters to participate in the election” while also going to court to “present any argument he can, no matter how far-fetched.”

“Although we have opinions, we are news people and if we bring up part of the story we have to tell the whole story,” Hewitt said.

“Yes, he is upset about (Pennsylvania’s) Bucks County, but he was right and he won in court,” Hewitt said of Trump. “That’s the story.”

Hewitt was referring to a judge in Pennsylvania who reached the agreement on Wednesday. Extension of early voting period in Bucks County. Trump campaign files lawsuit Reports of long queues and voters being turned away While waiting to apply in person mail ballot.

Capehart said he “didn’t like being lectured on reporting” when Hewitt shared “a lot of things that weren’t basic facts” on the Post show.

This response led to Hewitt’s downfall, and the program subsequently encountered technical difficulties before Capehart terminated the program.

“Everyone, if you’ve watched ‘First Look,’ you know these conversations can be interesting and contentious,” Capehart said.

“You just saw Hugh Hewitt leave the chat, which is deplorable and unfortunate. Whatever.”

Hewitt, who has contributed columns to the Post since 2017, told the paper’s editorial page editor that he would be leaving on Friday. As Fox News Digital reports.

“I actually left the Post, but I was only writing a column for them about once every six weeks,” Hewitt said.

A spokesperson for the Post said: rejected with directly address When contacted after Hewitt’s exit, multiple sources said: “Washington Post Live, the newsroom’s live journalism platform, is known for dynamic conversations and thought-provoking perspectives on the big issues of the day, like this morning’s ‘First Look’ show.”