Jones, you may recall, announced his support for Trump in April. “The Democratic party left me,” he stated at the time, echoing the words of Ronald Reagan from 1962.

During the interview, Melvin appallingly asked Jones if he was “being compensated” to support Trump’s reelection campaign. What happened after that had Melvin cutting the interview short as Jones absolutely lit into him, at one point turning the tables. Here’s a partial transcript, via Newsbusters:

MELVIN: I’m not cutting you off, but I do– are you a paid campaign surrogate? Are you being compensated?
JONES: Let me be clear. You get paid to shape a liberal narrative. You get paid to attack this president—
MELVIN: It’s a simple question
JONES: I don’t get a dime for this president. I don’t get a dime from the campaign. Everything I’ve done has been me and based on my principles. See, that’s the problem. When an African-American —
MELVIN: Sir, I did not raise your race.
JONES: Let me finish.
MELVIN: Whoa, whoa, whoa. You’re not going to imply that I asked that question because you’re black.