During a recent segment on Piers Morgan Uncensored, a heated exchange occurred between historian Allan Lichtman and Cenk Uygur, host of leftist news show The Young Turks. The discussion grew tense when Uygur questioned Lichtman’s prediction regarding the 2024 presidential election, where Lichtman’s “13 Keys to the White House” model projected a win for Vice President Kamala Harris over Donald J. Trump.
Uygur challenged Lichtman, expressing disagreement with his theory and how it was applied to the election. Uygur asserted, “I told him his theories about the keys were absurd. I was right. He was wrong.” Clearly agitated by the accusation, Lichtman exclaimed, “No, you were not right, and I was not wrong!” and demanded respect for his professional contributions over decades, including the authorship of 15 books. Uygur responded, “Well, who won [the election], brother? … You live in a total world of denial.”
The argument escalated as Uygur continued his critique, describing Lichtman’s predictions as “preposterously and stupidly wrong. ” Lichtman raged that he was being “personally attacked.”
“I admitted he was wrong,” he shouted, despite having said he was “not wrong” moments previously. “I will not sit here and stand for personal attacks, for blasphemy against me,” he added.
“Blasphemy against you? Who the hell are you? Are you Jesus Christ, you loser?” Uyguy exploded.
The clip of the exchange attracted considerable commentary on X, formerly Twitter. Lichtman announced his departure from the platform shortly afterward.
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Cenk Uygur clashes with pollster Allan Lichtman over the downfall of the Democrats.
Allan: “Who taught you manners?!”
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— Piers Morgan Uncensored (@PiersUncensored) November 19, 2024