Conservative YouTube commentator Steven Crowder is the subject of online mockery after a meltdown he had due to being tricked into debating liberal podcaster Sam Seder on the latest episode of the H3 Podcast with Ethan Klein.
Crowder became upset when Klein added Seder as a surprise guest to the planned debate, who Crowder has been accused of avoiding debating in the past.
"Oh no, it's Sam Seder! What a f***ing nightmare! I had no idea this was going to happen," he says. "I had no idea this was going to happen. I thought Ethan was a standup guy."
Whether or not Crowder was joking or if the whole thing was planned is unclear.
"I told you, I guarantee you he would do anything he can to avoid a debate," he said before mentioning Klein's recent feud with Trisha Paytas, saying, "He just takes advantage of women with mental health issues."
"Let's debate Stephen, don't be a coward," Klein said. "Debate the issues."
Seder, who hosts The Majority Report, defended Klein, saying, "Yeah, but you, you would do anything to avoid talking to me."
"Sam, I don't start debates with people based on lies!" Crowder said before shutting off his webcam.
Watch the video below:
Ethan Klein Debates Steven Crowder (Ft. Sam Seder) - H3 Podcast # 248www.youtube.com
The situation sparked mockery on Twitter:
A lot of people are calling Steven Crowder a coward and a fool for running from Sam Seder but the thing is those people are exactly right.— Stefan Sirucek 4' 11" IQ 3000 (@Stefan Sirucek 4' 11" IQ 3000) 1624385896
I was looking forward to this because I wanted Sam Sedar to expose Steven crowder for the babbling idiot he is, but Steven chickened out yet again. Crowder clearly isnt confident enough with his political points to debate Sam. He just influences idiots, and that's it.https://twitter.com/scrowder/status/1407039933647368194\u00a0\u2026— Mightykeef (@Mightykeef) 1624371694
The aftermath of the Steven Crowder/Sam Seder debate.pic.twitter.com/qjfDDyJmaX— New American Left (@New American Left) 1624383104
Steven Crowder is very against surprising people for debatespic.twitter.com/55BTnZS754— Liam Harrington (@Liam Harrington) 1624371636
When Steven Crowder trends on Twitter, I think about how Fox News fired him and then "a senior-level source" slammed him as "never that funny" to Breitbart. https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2013/10/22/fox-news-steven-crowder/\u00a0\u2026pic.twitter.com/HWqfeCqI3Z— Eric Hananoki (@Eric Hananoki) 1624375892
Seeing Steven Crowder run for the hills in that \u201cdebate\u201d was a perfect start to my day.pic.twitter.com/7eTTyZV3E5— Kahlief \u201cShaded Internationally\u201d Adams (@Kahlief \u201cShaded Internationally\u201d Adams) 1624377127
This is the top post on Steven Crowder\u2019s subreddit right now.pic.twitter.com/ouYZjSIliv— KnowSomething \ud83d\udc35 (@KnowSomething \ud83d\udc35) 1624374275
Does a single second go by on any day where Steven Crowder isn't the biggest loser on the internet?— CircleToonsHD (@CircleToonsHD) 1624370246
Steven Crowder\u2019s \u201cChange My Mind\u201d tactic was designed to put the burden of proof on other people so that he can disingenuously \u201cwin\u201d debates in carefully edited videos. Of course he\u2019s a coward.— David C Bell (@David C Bell) 1624385794
