Fox News host Sean Hannity publicly apologized to his colleague Tucker Carlson after he ostensibly refuted his colleague’s point in an interview just before the prime-time hand-off.
Following the conclusion of his nightly show Tuesday, Hannity said he did not hear Carlson’s full segment after he appeared to disagree with his colleague’s claim that Amazon CEO and Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos profited off the coronavirus pandemic.
“I was very clear I support capitalism. If someone is honestly providing goods and services people want, need, and desire I’m fine with that. If they capitalize on tragedy, that’s a different issue and I was very clear. I’ve seen no evidence of that. But if I do, watch out,” Hannity said in a series of tweets.
“I was reiterating Tucker’s point on NOT being versus capitalism. I was in the chair one minute before airtime and I was specifically responding to the end of Tucker’s interview when he said he supported honest capitalism, I had not heard any of the other part of the interview,” the network host continued. “I apologize for any misunderstanding to Tucker and the fox audience. I support freedom and Capitalism. Not people taking advantage of a pandemic. If I see such evidence I will obviously condemn it.”
I apologize for any misunderstanding to Tucker and the fox audience. I support freedom and Capitalism. Not people taking advantage of a pandemic. If I see such evidence I will obviously condemn it.
— Sean Hannity (@seanhannity) July 22, 2020
I was reiterating Tucker’s point on NOT being versus capitalism. I was in the chair one minute before airtime and I was specifically responding to the end of Tucker’s interview when he said he supported honest capitalism, I had not heard any of the other part of the interview.
— Sean Hannity (@seanhannity) July 22, 2020
Carlson argued that Bezos profited off the pandemic while coronavirus social distancing protocols “indisputably crushed huge parts of the American economy” and forced millions of citizens into unemployment. On Monday, reports showed that Bezos’s net worth increased by $13 billion in a single day.
“Twenty years ago if that had happened, if a captain of industry had made $13 billion in a single day while the country got poorer, the Democratic Party would’ve had something to say about it. Not anymore, because the people getting rich are members of the Democratic Party,” Carlson said.
After concluding the segment and show, Hannity remarked, “People can make money, they provide goods and services people want, need, and desire. That’s America. It’s called freedom, capitalism, and as long as it’s honest, right? People decide,” prompting a visibly confused look from Carlson.
“Alright, Tucker, great show,” Hannity ended.
