‘He Is In The Process Of Winning’: Hugh Hewitt Says Americans Now Feel ‘Debate Was Rigged’ Against Trump

Radio host Hugh Hewitt said Thursday that Americans are increasingly convinced former President Donald Trump won the debate because of the belief it was moderated unfairly.

ABC News debate moderators Linsey Davis and David Muir faced criticism for repeatedly fact-checking Trump while allowing Harris to make unchallenged false statements. Hewitt, on “The Story with Martha MacCallum,” said he is “not surprised” by Trump’s Thursday post announcing he won’t debate Vice President Kamala Harris again because the former president recognizes a growing public sentiment that the “debate was rigged.”

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“I think he knows that he is in the process of winning the debate on Tuesday night and I want to explain that. NFL fans are familiar with the phrase ‘upon further review, the officials have reversed the call on the field due to overwhelming evidence.’ Well, upon further review, the American public has decided that that debate was rigged,” Hewitt said. “It was absolutely in the tank by ABC and Disney to hurt the former president and help Kamala Harris.”

“When you go back and look at the deep, deep bias that manifested itself, it was as though lawfare had become mediafare and that, one example, not one question on China … And I think Donald Trump is reading internals, reading their polls and realizing the American people are disgusted with ABC, Kamala Harris did not answer one question directly and they’re moving towards him,” he added. “He’s winning.”