Et tu, Hannity?
Former Breitbart reporter Michelle Fields slammed Fox News host Sean Hannity Monday evening for not calling out Republican frontrunner Donald Trump’s “lies” about allegations that his campaign manager manhandled her at a campaign event.
In an interview with Hannity, Trump again floated the idea of filing charges against Fields after his campaign manager Corey Lewandowski was charged with battery for allegedly roughing up Fields in Florida.
“She grabbed me!” Trump said. “Maybe I should file charges against her for grabbing me.”
Fields responded on Twitter to say the presidential frontrunner “continues to lie and lie and lie.”
Insane. @realDonaldTrump knows I didn’t do this. Continues to lie and lie and lie. https://t.co/QfYN4bbKpP
— Michelle Fields (@MichelleFields) April 5, 2016
She also called out Hannity for not pressing Trump harder on the show.
This whole situation is insane. So sad to see my “friend” @seanhannity not challenge Trump on his lies https://t.co/kLTxb8JIqg
— Michelle Fields (@MichelleFields) April 5, 2016
Hannity, never one to let a Twitter barb go unanswered, responded that he wrote Fields “privately” and watched video of the incident 150 times.
Ok. @Michellefields I wrote u privately. I watched the tape 150 times. I do NOT see what u allege. Sorry I don’t. https://t.co/MLVgeQRZSx
— Sean Hannity (@seanhannity) April 5, 2016
But Fields, who has for years regularly appeared on Fox News shows, wasn’t having it.
@seanhannity you’re not even going to challenge @realDonaldTrump when he so obviously lies and says I grabbed him?
— Michelle Fields (@MichelleFields) April 5, 2016
@seanhannity yes u wrote me privately & then brought it up on radio & tv last week that you wrote me privately. What’s your point?
— Michelle Fields (@MichelleFields) April 5, 2016
The Fox News host responded he just doesn’t think footage that appears to show Lewandowski grabbing Fields supports her claims.
My point is I didn’t see you “jolted backwards”and “yanked down”. And I did not see u “nearly fall to the ground” https://t.co/Fv6bdmu5cg
— Sean Hannity (@seanhannity) April 5, 2016
Fields tweeted again Tuesday morning to accuse Hannity of having a pro-Trump bias.
Alright @seanhannity. Ignore all the evidence. Congrats I’m sure this will earn you another town hall with Trump
— Michelle Fields (@MichelleFields) April 5, 2016
Can anyone even begin to imagine Charles Collingwood and Edward R. Murrow getting into a Twitter war?
The right wing eats its young.
Wow I thought I wasted time on the internet! Hannity just needs to admit he can’t get it up any longer and get some Viagra!
I love it when the children are fighting, esp. when they are not my own. Please continue.
It does not really matter what we see here. In the frame he does not look to have a death grip and yank her away but we only see a bit and he might actually have a gripe of her arm. There were bruises and she made a report of it. So pretending it did not happen is something else.