Sean Hannity in Twitter war with Wall Street Journal editor who calls him Fox News’‘dumbest anchor’

NEW YORK, NY – MAY 11: Sean Hannity appears on FOX News Channel’s “Hannity” at FOX Studios on May 11, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Rob Kim/Getty Images)

By RODNEY HO/ rho@ajc.com, originally filed Friday, August 5, 2016

In an odd in-family Murdoch battle, a Wall Street Journal editor dubbed Sean Hannity “Fox News’ dumbest anchor,” which led to a series of Tweets by Hannity insulting that editor including the choice term “dumbass.”

Bret Stephens of the WSJ posted this:

Fox News' dumbest anchor had a message for y'all: https://t.co/AMQutLDeow via @Yahoo

— Bret Stephens (@StephensWSJ) August 5, 2016

Hannity sent out a string of Tweets questioning the WSJ and the Republican Party for allowing Donald Trump’s rise. (He supports Trump, by the way.) Here’s a sampling:

Where were you dumbass when in 2014 R's said the would stop Obama's illegal and unconstitutional exec amnesty? https://t.co/oaH1b92PFS

— Sean Hannity (@seanhannity) August 5, 2016

It's arrogant, elitist, enablers like you that never hold R's accountable that created the opening for Trump!! https://t.co/oaH1b92PFS

— Sean Hannity (@seanhannity) August 5, 2016

If Hillary wins I will hold assholes like you accountable. You will be responsible for her Supreme ct selections..,, https://t.co/oaH1b92PFS

— Sean Hannity (@seanhannity) August 5, 2016

Later, Stephens followed up with this:

Fox News's Dumbest Anchor is also its most thin-skinned. https://t.co/GslbwkiNlD

— Bret Stephens (@StephensWSJ) August 5, 2016

And this led to Hannity’s retort:

Lol. Not at all. I love kicking your ass, and showing Twitter what an arrogant, out of touch elitist you are. #fun https://t.co/8ml5gLzyIw

— Sean Hannity (@seanhannity) August 5, 2016

Hannity, who was an Atlanta radio host on 640/WGST-AM before he joined Fox News two decades ago, is heard locally on News 95.5 and AM 750 WSB and on Fox News nightly at 10 pm.