A NewsNation host couldn’t bear it when a guest brought up Donald Trump’s lack of interest in Washington, D.C. crime during the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol—and opted to end the interview instead.

On Balance host Leland Vittert brought on Zeteo founder Mehdi Hasan on Monday to discuss Trump’s plans to deploy hundreds of National Guard troops in D.C, and the two promptly squabbled about the district’s crime rates. But Vittert snapped once Hasan brought up how Trump had only just begun caring about crime in the district.

“This is about Trump wanting to do a power grab,” Hasan said. “This is about Trump’s obsession with the military.”

“No, come on!” Vittert responded.

“You think it’s because Trump cares about crime in D.C.? Really?” Hasan said. “Because I remember Donald Trump on January

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