{"id":2327870,"date":"2024-08-20T19:51:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-20T23:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/abc-news-debate-moderator-linsey-davis-casually-touts-connection-between-trump-and-the-kkk\/"},"modified":"2024-08-20T19:54:47","modified_gmt":"2024-08-20T23:54:47","slug":"abc-news-debate-moderator-linsey-davis-casually-touts-connection-between-trump-and-the-kkk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/abc-news-debate-moderator-linsey-davis-casually-touts-connection-between-trump-and-the-kkk\/","title":{"rendered":"ABC News Debate Moderator Linsey Davis Casually Touts &#8216;Connection&#8217; Between Trump and the KKK"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fabc-news-debate-moderator-linsey-davis-casually-touts-connection-between-trump-and-the-kkk%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2327870&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former President Donald Trump is set to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-invites-liberal-celebs-to-party-with-french-president-at-taxpayers-expense\/\" title=\"Biden Invites Liberal Celebs to Party With French President at Taxpayers&#039; Expense\">face intense scrutiny<\/a> in an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hutchinson-claims-he-has-qualified-for-first-republican-debate-rnc-yet-to-confirm\/\" title=\"Hutchinson asserts debate qualification, RNC confirmation pending.\">upcoming presidential debate<\/a>, particularly following a controversial \u200bcomment made by debate moderator Linsey Davis of ABC \u200dNews.\u2063 While interviewing Democratic Michigan\u200d Governor \u200dGretchen Whitmer at \u200cthe Democratic National Convention, Davis referenced a white supremacist incident involving KKK protesters in Howell, Michigan, stating, &#8220;Many people are aware that a month ago, in Howell, KKK\u200d protesters marched in the streets&#8221; and implied a connection between Trump and the\u2064 KKK. This remark raised concerns\u200c about Davis&#8217;s impartiality as a moderator.<\/p>\n<p>Whitmer responded to Davis&#8217;s framing by criticizing Trump&#8217;s decision to\u200d campaign in Howell,\u200c suggesting it &#8220;was really a bad idea&#8221; given the KKK&#8217;s recent presence in the area. Social media erupted with users questioning both \u200dDavis&#8217;s suitability to moderate\u200c the debate\u200d and Trump&#8217;s choice to participate in what \u200dmany view as a hostile environment.<\/p>\n<p>As the debate looms, Trump \u2064appears unafraid despite the heated atmosphere created \u2064by such provocative questions, and observers are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dominion-voting-machines-are-trying-to-hide-their-relationship-with-solar-winds-whys-that\/\" title=\"Dominion Voting Machines Are Trying to Hide Their Relationship with Solar Winds \u2013 Why\u2019s That?\">left wondering<\/a> how this dynamic will affect \u2062the \u200bupcoming\u200d event.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section>\n<p>If there was any lingering doubt that former President Donald Trump would be walking into yet another lion&rsquo;s den for his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-announces-debate-criteria-that-leaves-the-door-open-for-rfk-jr\/\" title=\"CNN Reveals Debate Rules Allowing RFK Jr. Entry\">forthcoming presidential debate<\/a>, the comments of ABC News debate moderator Linsey Davis should swiftly remove them.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, Davis raised a few eyebrows when she casually referenced a &ldquo;connection&rdquo; between Trump and the Ku Klux Klan.<\/p>\n<p>While speaking to Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer at the 2024 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/stampede-rinos-republicans-speaking-night-2-dnc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Democratic National Convention<\/a>, Davis dropped a curiously framed question to the governor.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As you know, former President Donald Trump is expected to go campaign in Howell, Michigan, tomorrow,&rdquo; Davis said to Whitmer, per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/abc-presidential-debate-moderator-links-trump-kkk-dnc-interview?intcmp=tw_fnc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Davis would then pivot to a white supremacist incident in the same Michigan locale: &ldquo;Many people are aware that a month ago, in Howell, KKK protesters marched in the streets with the white robes on and suggested that they support Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m curious if you make anything about that connection and him going in particularly to Howell tomorrow.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Left-wing ABC News host Linsey Davis, who is going to moderate the network&rsquo;s presidential debate between Harris and Trump next month, tries to connect Trump to the KKK<\/p>\n<p>How is this person allowed to be a debate moderator? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VSLt0OFtSS\">pic.twitter.com\/VSLt0OFtSS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealSaavedra\/status\/1825707059213672482?\">August 20, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Whitmer, perfectly in step, responded as one would expect of a deep-blue Democrat.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Well, you know, anyone who&rsquo;s doing a little bit of research might have said, &lsquo;That&rsquo;s really a bad idea, look at the optics,&rsquo;&rdquo; Whitmer began. &ldquo;You&rsquo;re showing up where the KKK was just at the same time you&rsquo;re in Michigan.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>(Whitmer did not bother to explain why such a large contingency of white supremacists are present in her state.)<\/p>\n<p>The Michigan governor continued: &ldquo;I mean, this is, I think, a troubling strategy that we see from the other side to divide us and to scare us and to stoke fear and anger.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And contrast to what we are going to see here all week, this is a gathering of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/jd-vance-fires-back-democratic-governor-wishing-member-family-get-raped\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">joyful<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-biden-flies-rage-dnc-farewell-speech-tells-numerous-lies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">happy warriors<\/a>. We are rolling up our sleeves, we&rsquo;re doing the work, we take no one and no vote for granted.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Social media was swiftly abuzz with concern about what this would mean for the forthcoming presidential debate between Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris, the de facto Democrat standard bearer.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">It&rsquo;s astounding that these <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harriss-rushed-campaign-plays-in-her-favor-democratic-strategists-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Kamala Harris\u2019s rushed campaign plays in her favor: Democratic strategists - Washington Examiner\">people aren&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t held to any standards at all, they just get to say things without evidence or facts and without consequence.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Lisa Cappiello (@LisaCappiello08) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LisaCappiello08\/status\/1825854346111643674?\">August 20, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This is unbelievable. She Needs to recuse herself.<\/p>\n<p>Btw. The KKK was a Democrat organization<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; John_from small town NH (@JDem526) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JDem526\/status\/1825858060973154807?\">August 20, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I don&rsquo;t understand why President Trump accepted this debate on ABC.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; KILAS MABONGHOT &#127482;&#127480; (@mkilas1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mkilas1\/status\/1825860951301656713?\">August 20, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>One astute observer wondered aloud, &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t understand why President Trump accepted his debate on ABC.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, if this is how casually the debate moderator will throw around a potentially very damaging comparison &mdash; and a tenuous &ldquo;connection&rdquo; at best &mdash; Trump has every right to be hesitant about the Sept. 10 debate.<\/p>\n<p>(Davis will host the debate, alongside anchor David Muir, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Politics\/presidential-debate-held-national-constitution-center-philadelphia-abc\/story?id=112900463\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ABC News<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<p>For now, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/kamala-harris-snub-first-debate-trump-announces-alternate-plans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">unlike his chief political rival<\/a>, Trump doesn&rsquo;t appear afraid to step into the hostile environs of an unfriendly debate stage.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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On Monday, Davis sparked some surprise when she nonchalantly mentioned a &#8220;connection&#8221; between Trump and the Ku Klux Klan. While speaking with Democratic Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer at the 2024 Democratic National Convention, Davis posed a strangely worded question to the governor. \u201cAs you know, former President Donald Trump is expected to campaign in Howell, Michigan tomorrow,\u201d she stated to Whitmer, according to Fox News. She then shifted to discuss a white supremacist event that had occurred in Howell: \u201cMany people are aware that just a month ago, KKK protesters marched through Howell wearing their white robes and indicated their support for Donald Trump. I\u2019m curious if you have any thoughts on that connection as he heads there tomorrow.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Davis&#8217;s comments drew attention on social media as many questioned her suitability as a debate moderator given her attempt to link Trump with the KKK. Governor Whitmer responded predictably for someone aligned with deep-blue Democrat views: \u201cWell, anyone who does even a little research might say it\u2019s really unwise\u2014just look at the optics,\u201d she began. \u201cYou\u2019re showing up where the KKK was recently active while you\u2019re in Michigan.\u201d (Whitmer did not elaborate on why such significant numbers of white supremacists are present in her state.) She continued: \u201cThis is concerning strategy from across the aisle aimed at dividing us and inciting fear and anger&#8230; In contrast to what we\u2019ll see here all week\u2014a gathering of joyful activists ready to work hard\u2014we take no one or no vote for granted.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Social media quickly buzzed with concerns regarding what this could mean for Trump&#8217;s upcoming debate against Vice President Kamala Harris, who represents the Democrats. Many expressed disbelief over how moderators can make unfounded statements without accountability; others questioned why Trump agreed to participate in this particular debate given its context.<\/p>\n<p>One insightful observer remarked on social media about Trump&#8217;s decision: &#8220;I don\u2019t understand why he accepted this debate on ABC.&#8221; Given how casually Davis made potentially damaging comparisons\u2014drawing tenuous connections\u2014it\u2019s understandable if Trump feels apprehensive about participating in the September 10th event (which will be co-hosted by Davis alongside anchor David Muir). For now, unlike his main political opponent, it seems that Trump is not intimidated by stepping into an adversarial debate setting<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2327871,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Trump-vs-Linsey-Davis.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[36059,32290,17269,38742,3634],"class_list":["post-2327870","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-abc-news","tag-debate-moderator","tag-kkk","tag-linsey-davis","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Trump-vs-Linsey-Davis.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2327870","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2327870"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2327870\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2327871"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2327870"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2327870"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2327870"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}