Hannity Loses It After Reporter Quotes Rubio Staffer Calling Him ‘F*cking A**hole’

Fox News Channel television, radio talk host, author, and conservative political commentator, Sean Hannity gestures while speaking in Tyler, Texas on Friday July 31, 2009. (AP Photo/Dr. Scott M. Lieberman)
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After Politico reporter Marc Caputo tweeted quotes from an anonymous Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) staffer calling Fox News’ Sean Hannity a “fucking asshole,” the consevative pundit took to Twitter to hurl insults at the journalist.

Caputo tweeted Wednesday that Hannity is “a new enemy” for “Rubio World,” and quoted an unnamed Rubio staffer calling the Fox News host a “fucking asshole,” a “pussy,” and a “sellout.” He remarked “boy, they’re angry” with the quote.

Hannity didn’t take the news well and started out by slamming Rubio as a GOP establishment “pawn.”

The Fox News talking head also jabbed Caputo for his “big words” and “typical lib media” reporting.

Then Hannity went in for the kill shot: a whole bunch of people listen to his radio show.

But Caputo dished it back, tagging Hannity in a reply calling him “a real man,” correcting his grammar, and mocking Hannity’s enthusiasm for mixed martial arts.

While legions of conservatives trolls were loosed on Caputo from the exchange, other users pointed out that he was, in fact, quoting a source, not editorializing.

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  1. Oh My God this is comedy gold. Warn me next time I almost ruined another keyboard.

  2. I’m fascinated by the conservative pundits routinely using ratings/twitter followers (or a lack there of) as a rebuttal about whoever it is drawing their ire. Do they think this tact gives them legitimacy? Credence? Are they this daft?

  3. It was only a matter of time before the fawning right wing press emulated Trump and Rubio by engaging in a war of words using taunts you usually hear only in the 5th grade boys locker room.

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