In response to President Donald Trump’s raging attack against NBC News, in which he threatened to revoke the network’s broadcasting license over a story he didn’t like, Sen. Ben Sasse (R-NE) released a short statement asking Trump if he was recanting on his oath to protect the First Amendment.
“Mr. President: Are you recanting of the Oath you took on Jan. 20 to preserve, protect, and defend the 1st Amendment? Sasse Tweeted.
Mr. President:
Are you recanting of the Oath you took on Jan. 20 to preserve, protect, and defend the 1st Amendment? pic.twitter.com/XLB7QXM3bQ— Ben Sasse (@BenSasse) October 12, 2017
While much of the online response to Sasse’s callout of the president was positive, one very prominent Trump supporter, Fox News chief propagandist Sean Hannity, was not happy about the Senator’s jab at the erratic president.
“One of the biggest mistakes in my career was supporting @BenSasse Just useless,” Hannity wrote on Twitter.
One of the biggest mistakes in my career was supporting @BenSasse Just useless. https://t.co/bYReWFdfKO
— Sean Hannity (@seanhannity) October 12, 2017
This afternoon, Sasse fired back at Sean Hannity…and I’d say it’s a pretty safe bet that the Fox News star isn’t going to be happy with the GOP lawmaker’s comments.
Sorry, Sean — you changed, not me. Some of us still believe in the Constitution. No President should play with censoring news they dislike. https://t.co/ZBEMNSF7nz
— Ben Sasse (@BenSasse) October 12, 2017
Sasse also had a question for conservatives regarding how they’d react to a progressive President taking aim at Fox News:
Question for conservatives:
What will you wish you had said now if someday a President Elizabeth Warren talks about censoring Fox News?— Ben Sasse (@BenSasse) October 12, 2017
Hannity hasn’t responded to the Nebraska senator. If/when he does, we’ll be sure to update this post.
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