Maggie Haberman Hits Back In Twitter Spat With ‘Trump Adviser’ Sean Hannity

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By Dave Goldiner April 23, 2017

New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman hit back at Fox News star Sean Hannity after he accused her of concocting “fake news” in a piece about 20 unusual advisers to President Trump.

Hannity accused Haberman of failing to ask him about reports that Trump turns to him for advice.

@nytimes You colluded with HRC in 2016. It’s none of your business who i do or do not talk too. Total fake news speculation about me/@POTUS

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— Sean Hannity (@seanhannity) April 22, 2017

But Haberman stood by her reporting.

W all due respect, we were interested in who POTUS talks to, not you, and several ppl close to him cited you https://t.co/sb9y4nDJYt

— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) April 22, 2017

Hannity accused Haberman, who is Jewish, with relying on blind quotes to smear him — and Trump.

So “anonymous sources” should be taken with a grain of salt. People might manipulate say the @nytimes by offering such quotes? We agree!! https://t.co/hghQjfATGk

— Sean Hannity (@seanhannity) April 23, 2017

Haberman, who has formed a potent journalistic tag team with Glenn Thrush, said the Trump White House is a hotbed of shifting blocs.

The alliances in this West Wing are like the weather – wait a few hours and it will change.

— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) April 23, 2017

Dave Goldiner is the Forward’s director of digital media. Dave is a veteran journalist who has spent two decades working at newspapers in the United States and Africa. A native New Yorker, Goldiner wrote for the New York Daily News, where he covered some of the biggest stories of our time, including the attacks of September 11, along with thousands of stories of hope and heartbreak. He also studied and worked in Southern Africa and has written for publications in South Africa and Zimbabwe. He holds masters degrees in journalism and public administration from Columbia University. Dave can be reached at [email protected], or follow him on Twitter @davegoldiner

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