First Sean Hannity was forced to backtrack on a story during his show on Thursday night. His attempt to defend himself afterward didn’t go so well, either.
Hannity had blasted a New York Times report that said President Donald Trump tried to fire special counsel Robert Mueller last year. But by the end of his show, Hannity admitted that Fox News had just confirmed the story. Then, for good measure, he cut to footage of a police chase and car crash.
On social media, Hannity tried to explain his reluctance to put any stock in the Times report.
Liberal media sheep shocked @realDonaldTrump thought about firing Corrupt Mueller and his liberal team of Hillary lovers, which HE DID NOT DO! They have NO CLUE about what’s coming. Tick tock, tick tock....Stay tuned Irredeemable deplorables. Best Sean
— Sean Hannity (@seanhannity) January 26, 2018
Then, he added:
Also liberal sheep think I should run wild with @nytimes anonymous sources and not confirm myself. Sure, I trust @nytimes that put this picture on the cover of their magazine (I added the green) pic.twitter.com/Z5C5UuFebY
— Sean Hannity (@seanhannity) January 26, 2018
Hannity confessed that he added the coloring to the above photo. Yet what he didn’t admit was that he posed for the Times feature story last year.
“You want to know the truth? I gave them that picture,” he said on his radio show at the time, after first complaining about the photo, per the Hollywood Reporter.
That little detail was quickly pointed out to him along with some other criticism:
You agreed to the profile, showed up for the photo shoot, struck the pose of your own free will. But sure, you're the victim.
— Jason Ross (@jasonjross) January 26, 2018
Nonsense. You were mugging for their cameras pic.twitter.com/rHZ1FLhDMR
— Chris Beneke (@historyball) January 26, 2018
You...you posed for this picture. It’s a professional shot that you POSED FOR. (Also... why did you add the green? Walk us through that decision)
— David Pietrandrea (@davepietrandrea) January 26, 2018
So you posed for the pictures, and now you're saying you don't trust the New York Times because they used a photo that you posed for the New York Times? And then, YOU altered the picture yourself to make it look even worse, and then you use the altered picture in a tweet?
— Timmy Dale (@timmydale1118) January 26, 2018
Mr hanity sir this is you ISNT IT SIR pic.twitter.com/FGZpIg6Fe5
— Bill Corbett (@BillCorbett) January 26, 2018
Great show tonight! I loved the way you went from reporting @realDonaldTrump 's obstruction of justice to the car chase and wreck. Was that supposed to be a metaphor?
— Queen of Heaven (@Sherriburger) January 26, 2018
Sean, you had to admit that your own company confirmed it on your own show. We’ve been laughing about it for hours. And you look terrible in green.
— Purge Monkey (@VitruvianMonkey) January 26, 2018
Nice makeover, dude. pic.twitter.com/pm4FGR75wL
— Jean Young (@1jean_em) January 26, 2018
The photo YOU posed for. Have a good cry, cupcake. The Secret Society is meeting without you.
— Tim Crowley (@AlohaTimAloha) January 26, 2018
If there was a 25th amendment for citizens, you'd be a great candidate.
— Damage Control (@jimlairbeard) January 26, 2018
— hunter🌹 (@tercanders) January 26, 2018
I never liked you but you’re a lot more fun now that you’re insane.
— Danforth France (@danforthfrance) January 26, 2018
this makes you look like a green thumb
— J-San (@lawdood) January 26, 2018
My goodness. You’re weird AF. pic.twitter.com/d6f9DfCOHW
— francis (@porkchopgreasy) January 26, 2018
I don’t believe you. I think you’re skin is green.
— Thomas Cory (@tcory42685) January 26, 2018
You ADDED the green??
— Anne Victoria Clark🌹 (@annevclark) January 26, 2018
It ain’t easy being green. pic.twitter.com/RGaTGlKja5
— Calamity Jane ง'̀-'ง (@LilCalamityJane) January 26, 2018
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