Fox News host Sean Hannity
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Hannity originally wrote “Amen!!” with a link to a tweet that said, “YES! All Americans must join together to MAKE RUSSIA GREAT AGAIN. Teamwork!!”
Though the tweet, which came from an account with the handle @donnielilhands, was deleted, Mediaite and several Twitter users took screenshots.
.@donnielilhands ....and it's been deleted. But we all know nothing is permanently deleted pic.twitter.com/AVyfrBCZ6e
— ImTheG.O.A.T. (@Patriots_fan2) January 8, 2017
Another Twitter user criticized Hannity for not “reading carefully,” prompting the Fox News host to respond with an apology.
“Guilty. And you are 100% correct. My mistake and I erased it and humbly apologize,” Hannity wrote.
He also responded to a user who said they thought the retweet was a funny mistake.
Guilty. And you are 100% correct. My mistake and I erased it and humbly apologize. https://t.co/F1bUcB5Vsk
— Sean Hannity (@seanhannity) January 8, 2017
Actually that's what I did https://t.co/XXKkXCeE7W
— Sean Hannity (@seanhannity) January 8, 2017
