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A pro-Trump columnist has resigned from his post The Washingtonpost after dramatically storming out of an interview live.

Longtime conservative pundit Hugh Hewitt blasted fellow columnists Jonathan Capehart and Ruth Marcus for running “the most dishonest election ad” and said he would not return.

The outburst came during a discussion That of the Post ‘First Look’ show, live on Friday, about a lawsuit filed by the Trump campaign in Pennsylvania. The lawsuit, filed in Bucks County, alleged that voters who submitted ballots in person were rejected.

During the interview, Marcus stated that Trump tried to “go to every courtroom in America where it is relevant to make every possible argument, no matter how far-fetched.”

She was interrupted by Hewitt, who regularly contributes opinion pieces to the After, who scolded her for not reporting “the whole story.”

“We are news people, even though we have opinions, and we have to report the whole story when we bring up part of the story,” he said. “So yes, (Trump) is angry about Bucks County, but he was right and he won in court. That’s the story.”

After an awkward pause, Capehart told Hewitt, “I don’t appreciate being lectured about reporting from Hugh when you come here a lot and say a lot of things that aren’t based on facts.”

“I’m not coming back, Jonathan, I’m done,” Hewitt shot back angrily, pulling his earpiece from his ear. “This is the most dishonest election ad I have ever been a part of.” He then got up from his chair and left the room.

A spokesperson for The mail however, declined to comment on Hewitt’s departure Fox News announced his decision to leave his role at the outlet earlier on Friday.

The mail has faced turmoil over the past week after the newspaper’s owner, Jeff Bezos, decided not to endorse a candidate in the presidential race. Several people have resigned from the newspaper and approximately 250,000 readers have reportedly canceled their subscriptions.

Hewitt’s outburst comes after a growing number of lawsuits surrounding the 2024 election in Pennsylvania – the largest of the swing states, with 19 electoral votes for the winner.

Following the lawsuit against Trump’s campaign and Republican Senate candidate David McCormick’s campaign, a state judge agreed that voters could have more time to request and return ballots in Bucks County.

Long lines of voters previously prompted complaints that the state was suppressing the vote. The state does not have in-person early voting, so voters lined up to pick up ballots by mail and return them in person.

Voters in Bucks County were given an extended deadline to register for those ballots until the end of the day on Friday.

Because of its value as a prominent swing state, Pennsylvania has provoked a flurry of Republican lawsuits alleging misconduct — just as Trump’s campaign and his allies did in 2020.

Election law experts say Trump and his allies are trying to lay the groundwork with the new lawsuits to challenge the results if the former president loses.

Additional reporting by Alex Woodward