'Hold up!' Election denier shut down live on CNN as she veers into conspiracy theory
An election denier was silenced late Monday as she veered into a conspiracy theory live on CNN — and was immediately shut down.
Host Abby Phillip had been discussing President Donald Trump’s suggestion over the weekend that he was seriously considering running for a third term — a move that would violate the U.S. Constitution.
Guest Ashley Hayek, the executive director of pro-Trump nonprofit America First Works, started to claim that he would actually be winning a fourth election.
“He would be elected four times [by 2028], but only serving [a] third since the 2021 [election] was stolen,” she said.
But Phillip wasn’t having it.
“Wait, excuse me. Hold up!” she said.
“We are not doing that, OK? In answer to your question, we’re not doing it. Donald Trump lost the 2020 election. You don’t actually have to say the words out of your mouth, but I’m gonna say them.”
Even Scott Jennings, CNN’s outspoken MAGA Republican, was against the idea of Trump running for a third term.
“No, it would not be constitutional for someone to serve a third term,” he said.