Top headlines from legacy media outlets halfway through the debate between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris painted a picture of Harris throwing punches and Trump on the defensive without mentioning the highly criticized ABC moderators.

Shortly into the debate, moderators David Muir and Linsey Davis began interrupting Trump to “fact-check” him on issues ranging from violent crime to abortion. Conservatives pointed out the moderators’ apparent bias, but legacy media outlets such as CNN, NBC, and The New York Times focused on showing Harris on the “attack.”

CNN’s main headline during the second half of the debate read: “Harris puts Trump on defense.” The New York Times wrote a nearly identical headline: “Harris puts Trump on defense in fierce debate.” Meanwhile, NBC News wrote, “Trump spreads conspiracy theories, Harris attacks on Jan. 6 at debate.”

“The former president defended the January 6 rioters and refused to acknowledge he lost the 2020 presidential election. He also repeated a false conspiracy theory,” CNN wrote. The New York Times added, “Ex-President Gets Angry as Talk Turns to Jan. 6 and Ukraine War.” The Times added that Harris “rattled the former president with attacks focused on abortion, immigration and his relationships with dictators.”

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As many conservatives pointed out on social media, Trump was forced to defend himself during the debate against claims from Harris and “fact-checks” from the ABC moderators. Muir interrupted the former president after he discussed allegations of Haitian migrants eating animals in Ohio, saying the city manager has said the allegations are unsubstantiated. Muir also “fact-checked” Trump on violent crime statistics, citing an FBI report. Trump fired back, saying the FBI report deflated the number of violent crimes.

Davis similarly stopped Trump when he pointed out that Democrats in some states allow abortions after birth. She claimed, “There is no state in this country where it is legal to kill a baby after it’s born,” but that is not true. In Minnesota, the state led by her running mate, Gov. Tim Walz eliminated a legal obligation for doctors to provide life-saving care to a baby who survives an abortion attempt, Just The News reported.

“The moderators are the story of the evening. And it isn’t a good story,” Daily Wire Editor Emeritus Ben Shapiro wrote.

“The pile-on against Trump is so bad and so obvious this will backfire,” political commentator Megyn Kelly said.

Megyn Kelly slammed ABC News Presidential Debate moderators for helping Vice President Kamala Harris against former President Donald Trump.

In a post on Tuesday on X, the host of “The Megyn Kelly Show” podcast was live-posting during the debate and wrote on social media that the network should be ashamed of itself, calling out the ABC News debate moderators David Muir and Linsey Davis.

“These moderators are a disgraceful failure and this is one of the most biased, unfair debates I have ever seen,” Kelly wrote to her 3.1 million followers. “Shame on you @ABC.”

“When he scores a point they make sure she gets another bite at the apple,” she added. “Must be so nice to have the moderators running cover for you as a candidate. Makes it so much easier.”

These moderators are a disgraceful failure and this is one of the most biased, unfair debates I have ever seen. Shame on you @ABC

— Megyn Kelly (@megynkelly) September 11, 2024

“The absolute gall of ABC to keep ‘fact checking’ ONLY Trump while letting her lie in every answer is infuriating,” Kelly continued.

In a later post, she wrote about how she believes this “pile-on” onto Trump by Harris and both debate moderators “is so bad and so obvious this will backfire.”

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“Every single [question] is about Trump controversies – putting him on the hot seat on them and THEN A FOLLOW UP TO HER TO LET HER DUMP ON HIM FOR 2 MINS,” Kelly wrote.

“Omg MORE FACT CHECKING FROM ABC – THIS IS THE WORST ANCHOR PILE-ON I HAVE EVER SEEN. 3 against 1,” she added. “Charlottesville both sides lie. Bloodbath lie. All she does is lie.”

In an earlier post, the podcast host pointed out one example during the debate when she said Trump was “on the ropes on abortion and IVF [because] of the amount of lying she’s doing.”

She added that when “Trump gets her on the mat” regarding her stance on “third trimester abortion,” the “moderators save her & move on.”

Kelly wasn’t the only person who called out the actions of the ABC News moderators.

“David Muir is criticizing and attacking Trump more than Kamala is,” one person wrote. “Kamala can relax because the ABC ‘moderators’ are handling the debate for her.”

Another person noted, “The moderators didn’t fact check Kamala Harris on Project 2025. The moderators didn’t fact check Kamala Harris on IVF.They just fact-checked Trump for the fourth time.”

While another person wrote, “Kamala has lied about- Late term abortion- ‘Very fine people’ Charlottesville- J6- ‘Bloodbath’- Crime data- Border security- Project 2025- Fracking.”

“The ABC moderators are a disgrace,” the person added. “They’re propaganda. Pravda. They’ve sold their souls.”