Fox fight: Sean Hannity calls Megyn Kelly a Clinton supporter 
 
 Skip in Skip x Embed x Share CLOSE Conservative pundit Sean Hannity leveled what he might consider the worst insult imaginable at anchor Megyn Kelly in a tweet Wednesday night, which said she "clearly" supports Hillary Clinton. USA TODAY 
 
 This election has sparked some heated exchanges between family, friends and co-workers — and now between Fox News hosts. 
 
 Conservative pundit Sean Hannity leveled what he might consider the worst insult imaginable at anchor Megyn Kelly in a tweet Wednesday night, saying she "clearly" supports Hillary Clinton. 
 
 The tweet was apparently in response to Kelly's comments earlier in the evening on The Kelly File when she accused both presidential candidates of avoiding tough interviews. 
 
 "They're both in their own version of a presidential protection program," Kelly said. She said Clinton makes sure "she is not in a place where she feels uncomfortable or anything unexpected could come at her, which is why she sat for a half an hour with Mary J. Blige, the singer, which is why she did Entertainment Tonight this evening." 
 
 But, Kelly didn't stop there. "And Donald Trump, with all due respect to my friend at 10 o'clock, will go on Hannity, and pretty much only Hannity, and will not venture out to the unsafe spaces these days, which doesn't exactly extend the tent." 
 
 Trump has made several appearances on Hannity's show and the Fox News personality has been a vocal supporter of Trump. 
 
 "@megynkelly u should be mad at @HillaryClinton," Hannity tweeted, apparently unaware Kelly's admonishment was also directed at the Democratic nominee. "Clearly you support her. And @realdonaldtrump did talk to u." 
 
 @megynkelly u should be mad at @HillaryClinton Clearly you support her. And @realDonaldTrump did talk to u. https://t.co/vsQiNMgHut — Sean Hannity (@seanhannity) October 6, 2016 
 
 Later, Hannity answered a Twitter user who told him to "stand by your colleagues" by saying, "Sure. When they stand by me." 
 
 Sure. When they stand by me. https://t.co/UrFbBVfEMI — Sean Hannity (@seanhannity) October 6, 2016 
 
 Read or Share this story: http://usat.ly/2dM7QbP ||||| It appears the detente between Fox News and Donald Trump is over. 
 
 Last night, Trump blasted Megyn Kelly in a series of tweets and retweets, saying “perhaps she could take another eleven day unscheduled vacation.” 
 
 I liked The Kelly File much better without @megynkelly. Perhaps she could take another eleven day unscheduled vacation! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 25, 2015 
 
 He then retweeted another user who referred to Kelly as a “bimbo.” 
 
 "@mstanish53: @realDonaldTrump @megynkelly The bimbo back in town . I hope not for long ." — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 25, 2015 
 
 Fox News chairman and CEO Roger Ailes fired back in a statement Tuesday, blasting the GOP front-runner’s “surprise and unprovoked attack on Megyn Kelly,” who he said “represents the very best of American journalism.” He also called on Trump to apologize. 
 
 Trump, in a response, said in a statement “I do not think Megyn Kelly is a quality journalist.” He added that he hoped that he “will be proven wrong and she will be able to elevate her standards to a level of professionalism that a network such as Fox deserves.” 
 
 Trump also cited his strong standing in the GOP race, including a poll out Tuesday showing him well ahead in South Carolina. 
 
 Fox commentator Sean Hannity also took Trump to task for his latest attacks on Kelly. In a tweet on Tuesday, he described Trump as “my friend,” but also called on the billionaire real estate developer to lay off Kelly. 
 
 My friend @realDonaldTrump has captured the imagination of many. Focus on Hillary, Putin, border, jobs, Iran China & leave @megynkelly alone — Sean Hannity (@seanhannity) August 25, 2015 
 
 The dispute between Fox News and Trump began following the opening GOP debate in Cleveland on Aug. 6. Trump complained that he’d been treated unfairly by Kelly when she asked him about his past comments on women. He told CNN the day after the debate: “You could see there was blood coming out of her eyes. Blood coming out of her wherever.” 
 
 His comment sparked widespread criticism, including from Fox, though Trump denied he was referring to menstruation. In the days that followed, it seemed as if Trump and the network had mended fences, a truce that now appears to have been short-lived. 
 
 Here’s the full statement from Ailes: 
 
 Donald Trump’s surprise and unprovoked attack on Megyn Kelly during her show last night is as unacceptable as it is disturbing. Megyn Kelly represents the very best of American journalism and all of us at FOX News Channel reject the crude and irresponsible attempts to suggest otherwise. I could not be more proud of Megyn for her professionalism and class in the face of all of Mr. Trump’s verbal assaults. Her questioning of Mr. Trump at the debate was tough but fair, and I fully support her as she continues to ask the probing and challenging questions that all presidential candidates may find difficult to answer. Donald Trump rarely apologizes, although in this case, he should. We have never been deterred by politicians or anyone else attacking us for doing our job, much less allowed ourselves to be bullied by anyone and we’re certainly not going to start now. All of our journalists will continue to report in the fair and balanced way that has made FOX News Channel the number one news network in the industry. 
 
 And Trump’s full response, via Politico: ||||| 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: 
 
 Oh man. Wheels coming off. https://t.co/NbqsMruKtW — Vaughn Sterling (@vplus) 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 
 
 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: 
 
 He's tweeting during his show. — Guy Benson (@guypbenson) October 6, 2016 
 
 And that was only the beginning: 
 
 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 
 
 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 
 
 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 
 
 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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– Sean Hannity isn't just feuding with Glenn Beck, apparently. Twitter was in awe Wednesday when the Fox News host slammed fellow host Megyn Kelly with "what he might consider the worst insult imaginable," per USA Today: He accused her of "clearly" supporting Hillary Clinton. Earlier Wednesday on The Kelly File, Kelly had criticized Donald Trump for avoiding tough interviews. "Donald Trump, with all due respect to my friend at 10pm, will go on Hannity, and pretty much only Hannity, and will not venture out to the unsafe spaces these days," Kelly said. However, she also made the exact same criticism of Clinton. Citing the Democrat's appearance on Entertainment Tonight on Wednesday, Kelly said Clinton ensures "she is not in a place where she feels uncomfortable or anything unexpected could come at her." It isn't clear if Hannity saw the whole Kelly segment. In what Mediaite calls "Christmas Day for Media Twitter," several journalists freaked out. "Whoa. Did Hannity really tweet this?" tweeted CNN's Brian Stelter. "Fox News seems like a healthy, functional place these days," said David A. Graham of the Atlantic, while Keith Olbermann added, "Thanks for the entertainment @seanhannity #PassPopcorn." Kelly has yet to respond.