Growing tired of Hogan Gidley’s continuous attempts to avoid answering her questions, MSNBC host Hallie Jackson decided to cut Thursday's interview short, after expressing her diverging views on President Donald Trump's widespread voter fraud allegations. The Trump campaign spokesperson not only deflected questions but also provided misinformation during the interview.
Jackson accused Gidley of not answering her question before she cut the interview short. Held just hours ahead of the much-awaited final presidential debate between President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden, Jackson's interview with Gidley revolved around the president's strategy and preparations for the debate. However, Gidley tried to use the interview to overwhelm her, but that didn't seem to work from the start, The Daily Best reported.
Gidley refused to spill the beans on the president's debate preparation, avoiding to answer if had any prep sessions for the impending debate, or who was involved with his preparation, something Jackson saw as a relevant piece of information, considering the coronavirus pandemic that was linked to the first debate’s prep sessions. Gidley refused to say who will be in the room, noting that the president can reveal that if he wants to do so.
This response set the tone for the rest of the interview. The Trump publicity agent went on to complain about the “completely biased” CPD (Commission on Presidential Debates), prompting the interviewer to point out that the commission has to include mute buttons on the mics to make sure the rule that Trump completely ignored in the first debate is not flouted.
Jackson tried keeping the discussion around the debate rules, but Gidley kept referring to different issues, including Hunter Biden’s emails, and how Trump defeated ISIS. “Please, I’ve asked four times,” the MSNBC host said, pointing out that the Trump spokesman was not even answering questions related to the debate. Gidley replied, saying he was getting to that.
Jackson clapped back, saying they do not have 45 minutes for the interview, noting that Gidley already knows how these interviews work. Calling Trump a "counter-puncher," Gidley said the president would not let Biden lie about him at the debate, meaning he is not likely to abide by the debate rules as far as not interrupting the other leader is concerned.
Jackson then moved straight on to the FBI, saying that Iran was intimidating voters through emails sent on behalf of Proud Boys. After Gidley said the Trump campaign wasn't aware of the announcement, the host then moved to FBI Director Christopher Wray, claiming that there is no evidence of voter fraud, denying Trump's repeated claims. She went on to ask Gidley if the president plans to back off on the claims, but the campaign spokesperson insisted that he has seen several reports of voting ballots in trash cans.
While Jackson said this wasn't enough to prove there is widespread voter fraud, Gidley insisted that fraud was rampant. Citing Gidley's repeated attempts to deviate the conversation, Jackson ended the segment.