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GOP Debate: Jeb Bush Supports California-Style Gun Confiscation Laws

During the September 16 GOP debate, host Hugh Hewitt asked Jeb Bush if he supported states confiscating guns when a family member expresses concern about the mental state of a particular gun owner. Bush said he not only supports it but that “we need to encourage that kind of involvement.”

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GOP Debate: Graham, Pataki, Santorum Would Attack Iran

In the second-tier GOP debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library on Wednesday evening, moderator Jake Tapper asked Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) whether he would authorize a military strike against Iran (he initially said “nuclear strike,” then caught himself).

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**Live Updates** Media Coverage of CNN’s GOP Debate

Moderated by CNN’s Jake Tapper, conservative radio talk show host Hugh Hewitt, and CNN Leftist Dana Bash, the second Republican primary debate is on tonight.  This post will look at the media’s coverage of the debate. Newest posts at the

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CNN’s Gergen: Hewitt Trump Interview Had ‘Gotcha Questions’

CNN Senior Political Analyst David Gergen argued that talk radio host Hugh Hewitt’s interview with Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump did have “gotcha questions” on Thursday’s broadcast of “AC360.” Gergen said, “I think you should know basically a lot about

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Trump Slams ‘Third-Rate Radio Announcer’ Hugh Hewitt

Friday on MSNBC’s  “Morning Joe,” after a controversial foreign policy interview with radio host Hugh Hewitt, Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump went after “third-rate radio announcer” for asking only so-called “gotcha” questions. Trump said, “When you say Kurds versus Quds,

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Exclusive — Donald Trump Trolls His Critics Again: While Planned Parenthood Does Abortions, No Tax Dollars Should Go Their Way

In response to several folks seemingly misunderstanding what the 2016 GOP frontrunner said on CNN on Tuesday morning about Planned Parenthood funding, Donald Trump has issued a statement to Breitbart News exclusively that makes it crystal clear where he stands: While the organization conducts abortions, they should receive no taxpayer dollars.

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Reince Priebus Stands By Hugh Hewitt, Megyn Kelly As ‘Fair’

With Hewitt out there publicly ripping Trump on more than one occasion, it’s raised concerns that perhaps after what happened in the recent Fox News-sponsored debate that he might not be much better of a moderator. Despite the obvious efforts by Fox News to swipe at Trump—efforts that clearly failed as evidenced by post-debate polling—RNC chairman Reince Priebus defended moderators Megyn Kelly, Chris Wallace and Bret Baier on the spin room floor after the debate.

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Next GOP Debate Moderator Hugh Hewitt Comes Out Against Trump

Hewitt, a nationally syndicated radio host through Salem Communications, will, along with CNN’s Jake Tapper, moderate the next GOP debate on Sept. 16 at the Reagan Library in Simi Valley, California. Salem Communications is the same company that owns Red State—whose founder Erick Erickson, a Fox News contributor, chose not to invite Dr. Ben Carson to his gathering of GOP candidates and activists this past weekend in Atlanta and disinvited Trump.

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Hugh Hewitt: Trump Does Not Have the Temperament to Be President

Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” while discussing Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s comments about Megyn Kelly “bleeding,” conservative radio talk show host Hugh Hewitt, who will be asking questions of the GOP hopefuls during the next debate in September, said Donald Trump

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Hugh Hewitt on Fiorina in Denver: ‘The Attendees buzzed the Most about Carly’

GOP presidential candidateS visited Colorado over the past weekend and attended a RealClearPolitics event on Friday, as well as a Centennial Institute’s Western Conservative Summit on Saturday. Numerous reports followed showing Fiorina wowed the crowd – especially conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt who said, “The attendees buzzed the most about Carly.”