Don't underestimate the number of conservatives who work in News Production. I doubt the moderators are the ones with their hands on the mute button. Some guy in the production booth is.
There were a lot of lefties, but they didn't end up excelling in the industry like the conservatives.
Source: Worked in local news production for about 10 years way back during the Bush years.
But so much more time she could've brought up his hands or JD Vance. I love that the one mention of Vance, Trump chucked him the hell under the bus so damn fast