Sean Hannity Calls Rachel Maddow ‘Make-Believe Journalist’ In Lengthy Attack

Fox News’ Sean Hannity on Tuesday called MSNBC host Rachel Maddow a “make-believe journalist,” “conspiracy theorist” and a “tinfoil hat”-wearing peddler of lies. (Watch the videos below.)

Hannity’s hatchet job on Maddow took up a good portion of a long diatribe against mainstream media ― but his ire was clearly sparked by Maddow’s explanation for MSNBC not airing Donald Trump’s Iowa caucus victory speech live on Monday.

Maddow told viewers there was a “cost” to news organizations in providing an “unfiltered” platform for Trump and “knowingly broadcasting untrue things.” She said the network would provide updates if Trump said anything substantive.

Hannity played a snippet of Trump’s comments.

“As you just heard during his victory speech, Donald Trump struck what was a unifying tone,” the host said. “But apparently, according to part-time make-believe journalist and full-time left-wing, hate-Trump conspiracy theorists like radical Rachel Maddow, Trump’s speech was too dangerous for the fragile ears of NBC’s loyal viewers. They didn’t take any of the speech live. Instead, no, Miss Maddow was lecturing Americans about truth and integrity.”

Hannity continued, “This is a joke, right? Serious question: Does Maddow not have any self-awareness at all? No one in the media mob has peddled more lies, more conspiracy theories than Rachel Maddow. Every night for about five solid years, and it still goes on to this day, Maddow proudly donned that tinfoil hat and spread some of the most insane, craziest conspiracy theories that we’ve ever heard.”

Hannity took issue with Maddow’s Russia investigation coverage, among other things, accusing her of “pushing insane fake stories.”

Hannity also got personal with CNN’s Jake Tapper, who talked