Here we go again with Hannity. Now he’s upset that CNN’s media critic Brian Stelter called him out for letting Trump go on and on about the election being rigged against him.
Here’s the video:
Essay: Trump is sowing doubt about the legitimacy of the election. It's dangerous. Press has a duty to challenge him https://t.co/V6CCyZIfdF
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) August 7, 2016
He summarized it in the tweet text, “Essay: Trump is sowing doubt about the legitimacy of the election. It’s dangerous. Press has a duty to challenge him.”
And he has a point. While I think that Democrats probably cheat in elections, there’s very little evidence of it and people often exaggerate in order to confirm their political bias.
Of course, Hannity freaked out:
Hey Brian check Philly enquirer after 2012. How many districts not a single Romney vote. Check Cleveland. Do u prep? https://t.co/5XORZzkdXQ
— Sean Hannity (@seanhannity) August 7, 2016
Here’s referring to an article that points out there were precincts where 100% of the vote went to Obama as evidence it was fixed for him.
Philly Inquirer. https://t.co/5XORZzBPmq
— Sean Hannity (@seanhannity) August 7, 2016
Here’s how Stelter responded:
Hannity replied without watching. In the segment, I answered his conspiratorial claim about Philly and Cleveland. https://t.co/ZOrTKlDP7Y
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) August 7, 2016
Stelter points out that there are precincts in other states, like Utah, where the same happens but for Republicans. But people like Hannity feed of this stuff because it’s easier than having to take a hard look at how the party failed – much less painful to blame a conspiracy.