Sean Hannity slams Joe Scarborough in Twitter tirade
Fox News host Sean Hannity on Friday went on a Twitter tirade against NBC’s Joe Scarborough, who called Hannity’s Fox News interview with Wikileaks leader Julian Assange “repulsive.”
The ordeal began when Scarborough discussed some Republican leaders’ responses to U.S. intelligence purporting to show that Russia interfered with the presidential election by providing hacked emails to Wikileaks. “Julian Assange was enemy No. 1… for the Republican party,” Scarborough said on Friday’s episode of Morning Joe on MSNBC. “I saw a tweet for Donald Trump, for every Republican. And now they’re sitting there, like Sean Hannity… there’s a bromance there. It’s repulsive.”
By “bromance,” Scarborough referred to Hannity’s interview with Assange on Fox News, during which the two claimed the media had colluded with Hillary Clinton to help her win the election, among other topics.
Hannity fired back in a string of tweets as a tangent to Scarborough’s back-and-forth with Brian Fallon, press secretary for Clinton’s campaign. “Joe, what’s really repulsive is the pathetically low ratings you have on network that colluded with @HillaryClinton,” he wrote.
Joe, what's really repulsive is the pathetically low ratings you have on network that colluded with @HillaryClinton. https://t.co/jQ6FEjH8gJ
— Sean Hannity (@seanhannity) January 6, 2017
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“Joe if me asking @wikileaks questions is so repulsive why did you use that information on your low rated show?” Hannity continued, before claiming Scarborough repeatedly asked Fox to hire him. (NBC declined to comment on this story.)
Scarborough could not be reached for comment, but he previously stated during an interview with Vanity Fair in December that he and co-host Mika Brzezinski have “an extended contract” with the network. “We’re exactly where we want to be,” he added.
Joe if me asking @wikileaks questions is so repulsive why did you use that information on your low rated show? https://t.co/jQ6FEjH8gJ
— Sean Hannity (@seanhannity) January 6, 2017
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Joe, Is it a betrayal and repulsive that you keep asking Fox to hire you without telling your current employer? https://t.co/jQ6FEjH8gJ
— Sean Hannity (@seanhannity) January 6, 2017
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Hannity’s onslaught continued as he attacked Scarborough over the backlash to his meeting with Trump before the president-elect’s New Year’s Eve party, which Scarborough has said was an attempt to get an interview, as well as NBC’s coverage of the 2016 presidential race.
“So Mr ‘repulsive Joe’ why didn’t NBC go interview @wikileaks?” Hannity added. “By the way at Fox (where u want to work) we let the audience decide!!!”
Joe, so did you go to @realDonaldTrump s New Year's Eve party or not? Is lying "repulsive"? https://t.co/jQ6FEjH8gJ
— Sean Hannity (@seanhannity) January 6, 2017
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Joe, you say you are a "real conservative"! Was NBC's coverage of the election last year "repulsive" to you? Are you proud of MSNBC? https://t.co/jQ6FEjH8gJ
— Sean Hannity (@seanhannity) January 6, 2017
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So Mr "repulsive Joe" why didn't NBC go interview @wikileaks? By the way at Fox (where u want to work) we let the audience decide!!! https://t.co/jQ6FEjH8gJ
— Sean Hannity (@seanhannity) January 6, 2017
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The only thing that is really "repulsive" is you calling yourself a "conservative". You are the poster child for "establishment". https://t.co/jQ6FEjH8gJ
— Sean Hannity (@seanhannity) January 6, 2017
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Ok enough for now "Repulsive Joe". I have my radio show to do. How is your radio show doing? https://t.co/jQ6FEjH8gJ
— Sean Hannity (@seanhannity) January 6, 2017
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As The Daily Beast has pointed out, Hannity previously accused Assange of “waging war against the U.S.”
Senator Wiki has done the USA a great service. 1) he showed us we have no cyber security. 2) He has exposed how corrupt our government is. https://t.co/nNuEGfbdxU
— Sean Hannity (@seanhannity) October 22, 2016
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“Senator Wiki has done the USA a great service,” Hannity tweeted in October. “1) he showed us we have no cyber security. 2) He has exposed how corrupt our government is.”
