Fox News’ Sean Hannity and “National Review” editor Rich Lowry tore into each other on Twitter for a good part of the day Saturday.

The “Hannity” host took issue with how Lowry portrayed his position on Wikileaks founder Julian Assange in an article published in the Review on Thursday.

“But Sean Hannity of Fox News has a newfound soft spot for the accused rapist and scourge of America. A couple of years ago, Hannity tore into the Obama administration for not doing more to capture the WikiLeaks founder, and sympathized with the contention that Assange was the equivalent of a terrorist,” Lowry wrote in the piece. “Now, the host says he was ‘conflicted’ about Assange back then, and he had qualms about his work only because ‘I believe in privacy.’ ”

Rich, if u re going to write about my positions at least get them correct, although NRO is HRC’s #1 enabler. https://t.co/G2F97ds6CS

— Sean Hannity (@seanhannity) September 10, 2016

1- In 10 years Assange has not gotten any information wrong 2 He has done us a favor by exposing cyber vulnerability https://t.co/G2F97ds6CS

— Sean Hannity (@seanhannity) September 10, 2016

3- Assange has also exposed a level of deep corruption, lies, manipulation, and hypocrisy that shocks the conscience https://t.co/G2F97ds6CS

— Sean Hannity (@seanhannity) September 10, 2016

Look at the DNC for example, racism, misogyny, antisemitism, ALL EXPOSED. https://t.co/G2F97ds6CS

— Sean Hannity (@seanhannity) September 10, 2016

My concerns years ago were related to exposing agents and methods that could put lives in danger. 10 yrs later…. https://t.co/G2F97ds6CS

— Sean Hannity (@seanhannity) September 10, 2016

But more at the core was how Lowry and the Review, one of the nations oldest conservative publications, have worked against Donald Trump.

My last point Rich NRO’s daily sabotage of DT is aiding HRC. If she wins, YOU too own her Supreme Court appointments https://t.co/G2F97ds6CS

— Sean Hannity (@seanhannity) September 10, 2016

YOU own her refugees, her open borders, Obamacare, CC education, tax increases, energy dependence. YOU OWN IT!! https://t.co/G2F97ds6CS

— Sean Hannity (@seanhannity) September 10, 2016

Lowry fired back.

.@seanhannity am I getting your old position on assange or your new position on assange wrong?

— Rich Lowry (@RichLowry) September 10, 2016

.@seanhannity while we are taking abt reliably describing positions, you said a wk or 2 ago we want cheap labor for our corporate buddies

— Rich Lowry (@RichLowry) September 10, 2016

.@seanhannity but when the chips were really down in 2013 you and the gop establishment supported amnesty, we didn’t

— Rich Lowry (@RichLowry) September 10, 2016

.@seanhannity you were almost as enthusiastic giving air time to Rubio pushing gang of 8 as you have been giving air time to trump

— Rich Lowry (@RichLowry) September 10, 2016

.@seanhannity question: assuming russia is interfering in our election, as a fierce nationalist, do you support or oppose that interference?

— Rich Lowry (@RichLowry) September 10, 2016

.@seanhannity I fully understanding ppl reluctantly supporting trump,I don’t understand jumping in w/ both feet when cruz was still viable

— Rich Lowry (@RichLowry) September 10, 2016

.@seanhannity I also don’t understand changing what you believe to suit Trump’s needs, even if you support him

— Rich Lowry (@RichLowry) September 10, 2016

.@seanhannity &assange is still reprehensible america-hater even if he disdains hillary.That u of all ppl don’t realize this is dispiriting

— Rich Lowry (@RichLowry) September 10, 2016

.@seanhannity final point: principles are important.They are what make it possible to hold unpop positions,like opposing amnesty bk in 2013

— Rich Lowry (@RichLowry) September 10, 2016

.@seanhannity this is silly: if trump loses to the equivalent of Walter Mondale/Michael Dukakis it’s his fault, not mine

— Rich Lowry (@RichLowry) September 10, 2016

What’s silly is the holy war u have waged vs DT. Supreme Ct, Refugees, Border, HC, energy, education. Choose Rich! https://t.co/1VGdd1WYOx

— Sean Hannity (@seanhannity) September 10, 2016

Who are you voting for Rich? You and your publication have tried to undermine DT every step of the way. #epicfail https://t.co/1VGdd1WYOx

— Sean Hannity (@seanhannity) September 10, 2016

NRO HELPING HRC. Buckley rolling over in his grave. The Supreme Ct alone should stop your sabotage u OWN IT!! https://t.co/1VGdd1WYOx

— Sean Hannity (@seanhannity) September 10, 2016

.@seanhannity if you think Bill Buckley was a reflexive partisan, you weren’t paying very close attention

— Rich Lowry (@RichLowry) September 11, 2016

.@seanhannity having worked closely w/ bill for 10+ yrs I’m more hesitant than u are to say w/ confidence what he wld think abt anything 1/2

— Rich Lowry (@RichLowry) September 11, 2016

.@seanhannity but he was on the record calling trump a narcissist and demagogue 2/2

— Rich Lowry (@RichLowry) September 11, 2016

.@seanhannity not for hillary and I’ve been excoriatingly critical of her for 20+ yrs

— Rich Lowry (@RichLowry) September 11, 2016

.@seanhannity again I have no problem w/ ppl reluctantly supporting Trump

— Rich Lowry (@RichLowry) September 11, 2016

.@seanhannity but 1)I think it was foolish of u to bk him in primaries when there were conservative candidates who wld be beating hillary

— Rich Lowry (@RichLowry) September 11, 2016

.@seanhannity 2) object to you misrepresenting nr on immig when you were the one who backed amnesty in 2012

— Rich Lowry (@RichLowry) September 11, 2016

.@seanhannity 3) don’t think it make sense to twist conservative ideas and values to accommodate trump

— Rich Lowry (@RichLowry) September 11, 2016

Typical arrogant NRO elitist BS. NRO=HRC https://t.co/Ph72sm3NuX

— Sean Hannity (@seanhannity) September 11, 2016

NRO ESTABLISHMENT AND WORSE. WHO DID U WANT? Jeb?? NRO=HRC Who will NRO endorse?OWN IT RICH! Lol https://t.co/Ph72sm3NuX

— Sean Hannity (@seanhannity) September 11, 2016

.@seanhannity as for hurting trump, I praise him when he’s right and criticize him when he’s wrong (and self-destructive)

— Rich Lowry (@RichLowry) September 11, 2016

Funny way of showing it, NRO is HRC’s biggest booster. OWN IT!! Or are u too gutless to say who u will vote for? https://t.co/2ut2nSW7sL

— Sean Hannity (@seanhannity) September 11, 2016

.@seanhannity by defending nearly everything trump does u have enabled stupid, self-destructive behavior that has been a boon to hillary

— Rich Lowry (@RichLowry) September 11, 2016

Now u lie like HRC. I support his SC justices, extreme vetting, wall, energy, tax and education policies. NRO=HRC https://t.co/k7cPK2cpLp

— Sean Hannity (@seanhannity) September 11, 2016

NRO FOR HILLARY ONLINE!! https://t.co/2ut2nSW7sL

— Sean Hannity (@seanhannity) September 11, 2016

.@seanhannity finally, the difference btwn us is that you, more or less, seem to consider something right and true bc trump says or does it

— Rich Lowry (@RichLowry) September 11, 2016

.@seanhannity Whereas I’m happy to praise Trump when he does or says things I think are right, but I won’t change what I believe for him

— Rich Lowry (@RichLowry) September 11, 2016

.@seanhannity we endorsed cruz when you had decided for trump

— Rich Lowry (@RichLowry) September 11, 2016

.@seanhannity we had a big problem w/ Jeb on immigration bc he had basically the same position on amnesty that you did in 2013

— Rich Lowry (@RichLowry) September 11, 2016

.@seanhannity the establishment, of course, hated cruz and preferred trump–ie, more or less your attitude but less enthusiastic about it

— Rich Lowry (@RichLowry) September 11, 2016

I’m voting Trump who r u voting for? I have asked 3 times?? NRO=HRC OWN IT https://t.co/nPABC8aUqa

— Sean Hannity (@seanhannity) September 11, 2016

Well your anti Trump “special issue” had a big impact on voters. DT record number of primary votes. Lol https://t.co/nPABC8aUqa

— Sean Hannity (@seanhannity) September 11, 2016

.@seanhannity I’ll be sure to let you know when I’ve 100percent decided

— Rich Lowry (@RichLowry) September 11, 2016

The fact that you have to think about it says all I need to know about you and NRO Thank God for Conservative review https://t.co/5itAKRy3ek

— Sean Hannity (@seanhannity) September 11, 2016

I’ll help you. Supreme Ct, refugees, wall, R&R Obamacare, Education to states, energy, taxes. U keep deciding #OWNIT https://t.co/5itAKRy3ek

— Sean Hannity (@seanhannity) September 11, 2016

.@seanhannity uh, you can’t on the one hand invoke Buckley and on the other hand say having standards is “elitist”

— Rich Lowry (@RichLowry) September 11, 2016

.@seanhannity you are contradicting yourself

— Rich Lowry (@RichLowry) September 11, 2016

.@seanhannity “lie like HRC?” really? let the record show you were the one to resort to insult, and it wasn’t even a good one

— Rich Lowry (@RichLowry) September 11, 2016

Sorry Rich, nice try, but you and NRO and @JonahNRO fired first. Let the record show NRO can’t decide b/w DT & HRC!! https://t.co/CapWrHd1lx

— Sean Hannity (@seanhannity) September 11, 2016

What did Buckley call Vidal? Standards? https://t.co/5zegOOmp8c

— Sean Hannity (@seanhannity) September 11, 2016

Then National Review’s Jonah Goldberg and “The Weekly Standard” founder Bill Kristol jumped in to help Lowry but Hannity held his own in the three-on-one attack.

1. “You started it” is lame. 2. We didn’t, unless you mean saying anything negative about His Orangeness. https://t.co/73mNHJJJY6

— Jonah Goldberg (@JonahNRO) September 11, 2016

Awwww so cute that @JonahNRO comes to @RichLowry aide. Who are you voting for Jonah, DT or HRC??? #OWNIT https://t.co/UQWG2JL4N0

— Sean Hannity (@seanhannity) September 11, 2016

When did OWN IT! become a pseudo-tough-guy way to clinch an argument? (Asking for an elitist linguist friend curious about demotic speech.)

— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) September 11, 2016

Bill I would give u the same attention as @JonahNRO and @RichLowry but u need at least 100,000 followers to play. https://t.co/3mKA5P1bOu

— Sean Hannity (@seanhannity) September 11, 2016

Rupert Murdoch: Um, Sean, you might want to cool it…
Hannity: OWN IT, AUSSIE!

— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) September 11, 2016

Omg you are tweeting my boss?? Am I being sent to the Principals office? 3 rd grade? Who r u voting for DT or HRC? https://t.co/lt9tmvXGNY

— Sean Hannity (@seanhannity) September 11, 2016

Did the Weekly Standard ever make a profit? So who are you voting for DT or HRC?? https://t.co/lt9tmvXGNY

— Sean Hannity (@seanhannity) September 11, 2016

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