Sean Hannity on Monday said he did not think the militia that took over a federal wildlife refuge in Oregon had any business being there, even though the Fox News host acted as a cheerleader for Cliven Bundy’s standoff with the Bureau of Land Management in 2014.
“I’m having a hard time understanding why Cliven Bundy’s son is out in Oregon. It just doesn’t make any sense to me. The people that were responsible, that were convicted of arson, say they don’t want him out there. They don’t want any of these people there. And they are peacefully surrendering today because they got convicted in a court of law,” Hannity said on his radio show.
Hannity noted that the government “probably” overreached in convicting Dwight and Steven Hammond for starting fires on public lands. But he added “even Cliven Bundy said his son had no business being out there.”
The elder Bundy said over the weekend that the refuge takeover was “not exactly what I thought should happen,” but also said that “the people had to do something.”
Hannity also mentioned that even Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) criticized the militia.
“Now I’m glad to see that people like Ted Cruz have said, ‘Stand down.’ This is not even their issue,” Hannity said.
“It sounds like people are looking for a reason for a showdown,” the radio host later added.
H/t Washington Post
