Ben Shapiro Admits He Was Owned in Trainwreck BBC Interview With Andrew Neil: ‘Neil 1, Shapiro 0’

Ben Shapiro has conceded that he didn’t handle his BBC interview with Andrew Neil quite as well as he could’ve.

The Daily Wire editor-in-chief is getting a lot of flak online for walking out of his interview with Neil — after being questioned on his more-controversial statements and political views. In a Friday afternoon tweet, Shapiro admitted he didn’t prepare himself well enough to be challenged on the topics Neil brought up.

.@afneil DESTROYS Ben Shapiro! So that's what that feels like ;)
Broke my own rule, and wasn't properly prepared. I've addressed every single issue he raised before; see below. Still, it's Neil 1, Shapiro 0. https://t.co/UAtAUtIWtO

— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) May 10, 2019

This admission comes a day after Shapiro apologized ahead of the interview’s airing because he misunderstood Neil’s interviewing style.

Just pre-taped an interview with BBC’s @afneil. As I’m not familiar with him or his work, I misinterpreted his antagonism as political Leftism (he termed the pro-life position in America “barbaric”) – and that was apparently inaccurate. For that, I apologize.

— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) May 9, 2019

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