Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart unleashed a real headscratcher on Friday’s PBS NewsHour as he took exception to the idea that Democrats are trying to kick Donald Trump off the ballot, declaring such claims to be “untrue” and Democrats have “nothing to do with” the efforts. Don’t expect Glenn Kessler to fact-check this one.
Host Amna Nawaz led Capehart by reading a quote from the Trump Campaign, “They say in a statement from Steven Cheung, Mr. Trump’s spokesman: ‘We welcome a fair hearing at the Supreme Court.’ They argue this is a bad faith election interfering, voter suppressing argument to remove him from the ballot. I’m paraphrasing here. And, at the end, they say, ‘We are confident the fair-minded Supreme Court will unanimously affirm the civil rights of President Trump,’ basically allowing him to remain on the…
