A Democrat from California unloaded a frustrated rant during a C-SPAN call-in show because callers on the Republican line "continue[d] to lie" despite being fact-checked by the guest-host Kimberly Adams.
After a Republican caller claimed that Democrats "got rid of democracy" because former President Donald Trump is facing investigation, C-SPAN fielded a call from a Democrat in San Jose named Tom.
"I get so depressed listening to people like the person who just called," Tom said. "You know, Republicans, 75% of them believe, like this guy, that, you know, the election was rigged."
"And these are the same people that will support Trump no matter what he does," he continued. "They only hear one side of the issue. They're not concerned about hearing the other side."
The caller praised the "great" C-SPAN hosts for fact-checking falsehoods.
"Right on air, you will correct people," he noted. "You will read something factually and correct these people. And what do they do? They don't believe it."
"And then they'll go on, and you'll pick up another Republican, and he'll say the same thing," he remarked. "They just, you know, if the election, they believe the election was stolen. It wasn't stolen. They believe that January 6th was a hoax, that it was QAnon, or it was like the FBI."
Tom said he found the misinformation cycle depressing and planned to stop watching C-SPAN.
"I've got to admit one thing," he pointed out. "I'm going to stop watching you guys because I can't stand to hear these people call in who get fact-checked by the host, like yourself, and continue to lie. They just don't get it."
"Well, you know, Trump was convicted and found guilty of rape," he added. "He did take the documents and hid them, didn't follow the subpoena. Trump is his worst own enemy."
