Break Out the Popcorn: Megyn Kelly-Hannity Feud Sets Media Twitter Ablaze
So Megyn Kelly threw a lot of shade at Sean Hannity tonight and Hannity hit back by accusing her of being in the tank for Hillary Clinton.
In other words, Christmas Day for Media Twitter.
Cable newsers at CNN and MSNBC were very taken aback by this:
What the –? https://t.co/76S6f0cdZ1
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) October 6, 2016
Oh man. Wheels coming off. https://t.co/NbqsMruKtW
— Vaughn Sterling (@vplus) October 6, 2016
*media popcorn explodeth* https://t.co/YuUDB3vHpt
— Teddy Schleifer (@teddyschleifer) October 6, 2016
Megyn Kelly and Sean Hannity just went to war with each other…
— Dylan Byers (@DylanByers) October 6, 2016
Whoa. Did Hannity really tweet this? https://t.co/XUDUFNvcZ8
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) October 6, 2016
Friday is the 20th anniversary of Fox News.
What an incredible moment.
This should be a celebratory week.
Instead… Kelly-Hannity face-off.— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) October 6, 2016
The Hannity vs Megyn Kelly twitter spat is a skirmish in the coming war to define what Fox News will be in the post-Ailes era
— Gabriel Sherman (@gabrielsherman) October 6, 2016
Ruh Roh https://t.co/iSa6COJCsW
— Christopher Hayes (@chrislhayes) October 6, 2016
This is basically the opposite of the truth. https://t.co/4bhlobfrsk
— Christopher Hayes (@chrislhayes) October 6, 2016
And a couple of Fox News regulars weighed in:
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) October 6, 2016
He's tweeting during his show.
— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) October 6, 2016
Me. pic.twitter.com/JsyChgP4RJ
— Jonah Goldberg (@JonahNRO) October 6, 2016
And that was only the beginning:
TV, man…https://t.co/dboiADS8j6
— Jonathan Martin (@jmartNYT) October 6, 2016
Things at Fox seem good! https://t.co/XxAwXI3Cyd
— Chris Cillizza (@TheFix) October 6, 2016
the triple space after hillarys name is wat sells it tbh https://t.co/7XkwHQ7RnV
— darth™ (@darth) October 6, 2016
We are about a month away from an armed, backwards-cap wearing Sean Hannity occupying some wildlife refuge with a lesser Bundy.
— pourmecoffee (@pourmecoffee) October 6, 2016
good grief, not only does Trump ONLY do Fox interviews but he'll ONLY talk to Hannity? #bubble https://t.co/yI8srBUktE
— Eric Boehlert (@EricBoehlert) October 6, 2016
Hannity isn't risking anything. He knows he has the O'Reilly time slot on Trump TV set aside for him. Fox is house money for Hannity.
— Steve Deace (@SteveDeaceShow) October 6, 2016
the idea megyn kelly is pro-clinton is so insane, and yet there is sean hannity saying it.
— Oliver Willis (@owillis) October 6, 2016
Hannity slamming Megyn Kelly, Twitter racists finally getting suspended, Cheri Jacobus suing Trump. I’m going to overload on the popcorn.
— Ken Gardner (@KenGardner11) October 6, 2016
Hannity's tweet at Megyn Kelly might be a firing offense if FNC wants to go that route-non-disparagement clause in most employment contracts
— John Podhoretz (@jpodhoretz) October 6, 2016
If you think this tweet looks childish, you should see the many unanswered texts Hannity sent to Megyn Kelly that precipitated it https://t.co/xk2Lm107G9
— (((Yair Rosenberg))) (@Yair_Rosenberg) October 6, 2016
Hannity is now attacking other anchors at @FoxNews for not being pro-Trump. At what point does the network step in? https://t.co/5zmIf2eMTZ
— (((AG))) (@AG_Conservative) October 6, 2016
Fox News really can't control @seanhannity.
— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) October 6, 2016
was it sean hannity https://t.co/NClHLr17vV
— Steve Kandell (@SteveKandell) October 6, 2016
Oh @seanhannity & @realDonaldTrump – mad because @megynkelly finds you both repugnant? You BOTH have small hands ? pic.twitter.com/jTaAlCxH5m
— Michael Castner (@MichaelCastner) October 6, 2016
The Mets were doing just fine until @megynkelly came along, amirite @seanhannity?
— Josh Jordan (@NumbersMuncher) October 6, 2016
I don't even know why @megynkelly talks to lil' @seanhannity. She has 2M twitter followers, he has far fewer. Sad. Not even same ballpark.
— Marcus Hawkins (@HawkinsUSA) October 6, 2016
All of #NeverTrump watching @seanhannity live tweet his breakdown: pic.twitter.com/TCVA1CNuB7
— Sarah Quinlan (@sarahmquinlan) September 11, 2016
Trump lost his debate because @Seanhannity only tossed him softballs, and he knows it. And so does @MegynKelly https://t.co/zPI0i57lgG
— ¡Miracle MexyWhip! ن (@SooperMexican) October 6, 2016
One of them is on verge of striking out https://t.co/snGHFqdtYV
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) October 6, 2016
Ah, cable news wars. Love. This. Thanks for the entertainment @seanhannity #PassPopcorn pic.twitter.com/OTlHDEXylP
— Keith Olbermann (@KeithOlbermann) October 6, 2016
Fox News seems like a healthy, functional place these days https://t.co/hVDmG4tnj4
— David A. Graham (@GrahamDavidA) October 6, 2016
UPDATE –– 10/6, 10:22 pm ET: Both of them appear to have made up. More here.
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