ABC host Lindsey Davis, who has been criticized by conservatives for treating Kamala Harris more kindly than Donald Trump during the presidential debate, is a member of the same historically black women's social club as the Democratic presidential candidate.
Davis, 46, drew fierce backlash when she refuted Harris' false claims that doctors discussed post-birth abortions, but Republicans argued that ABC's Davis had not been as harsh on Harris's false claims.
It has now been revealed that the two were both members of Alpha Kappa Alpha.
Harris became a member of the sisterhood while she was an undergraduate at Howard University in Washington. Democratic presidential candidate Graduated from a private, historically black college in 1986. He obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree.
Meanwhile, Lewis became a sister of Alpha Kappa Alpha while an undergraduate at the University of Virginia. Graduated in 1999 He holds a Bachelor's degree in Psychology.
However, the two sorority sisters are not known to have met prior to Tuesday night's debate.
Still, the link unnerved some conservatives, who expressed their concerns online.
“The fact that Kamala Harris and Lindsay Davis are members of the same sorority (Alpha Kappa Alpha at Howard University and the University of Virginia, respectively) is relevant to potential bias.” One commentator wrote about X:.
“Alpha Kappa Alpha is one of the oldest and most traditional sororities in the country. Membership is by invitation only and is considered the highest honor by its members. @LinseyDavis and @KamalaHarris are both alumna sisters.” Another person pointed out.
Davis corrected Trump's abortion claims during the debate, but Trump faced harsh criticism after he appeared to be referencing the 2019 election victory of former Virginia Democratic Governor Ralph Northam. Statements about abortion After giving birth.
“There is no state in this country where it is legal to kill a baby after birth,” Davis said, drawing fierce criticism from conservatives who pointed out that six states and the District of Columbia currently have no restrictions on the procedure.
“Biased ABC anchor Lindsey Davis has teamed up with Vice President Kamala Harris to attack former President Donald Trump on the abortion issue,” Tom O'Lohan, a writer for the conservative Media Research Center, wrote on X after the incident.
While Davis and moderator David Muir were onstage fact-checking Trump's claims, Harris has been accused of remaining silent as she distorted the truth.
Trump allies and Republican critics were infuriated, issuing a lengthy list of missed opportunities by Muir and Davis to fact-check Harris, including when she spoke about the deaths of police officers in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol and when she said Trump had jeopardized access to in vitro fertilization treatments.
“ABC is trying to fact-check on air, which is a huge mistake and just shows how biased they are. Harris made up a story to attack Trump over IVF and ABC just sat back and said nothing,” Ari Fleischer, former White House press secretary under President George W. Bush, wrote on X.
Other allegedly false statements by Harris that went unrefuted included a misquote of Trump's statement that he had threatened to cause a “carnage” if he lost the election, a misquote of his comments about the state of the US auto industry.
Fox News host and former Trump press secretary Kayla McEnany said ABC was “embarrassed” about its alleged lack of impartiality during the debate.
“Lindsey Davis is totally cutting into the debate to help Kamala. No surprise there,” Outkick founder Clay Travis wrote on X.
“David Muir is out of control,” added Tom Fitton, executive director of the conservative Judicial Watch. write“This is not a 'fact check', it's an attack.”
After the heated debate, Harris' representatives immediately proposed a second debate next month, but the Trump campaign countered that the former president remains interested in a further showdown with the vice president.
