CNN anchor Jake Tapper threw some hardcore shade at Bill O’Reilly on Wednesday after the disgraced former Fox News pundit made a comment about Tapper’s show, The Lead.
Seemingly unprovoked, O’Reilly tweeted about former colleague Sean Hannity’s ratings compared to Tapper’s.
“Sean Hannity kicking serious butt in the ratings. Tapper on CNN as low as you can go,” O’Reilly wrote.
Sean Hannity kicking serious butt in the ratings. Tapper on CNN as low as you can go.
— Bill O'Reilly (@BillOReilly) October 18, 2017
Tapper’s response was savage.
“‘Low’ would be sexually harassing staffers and then getting fired for it—humiliated in front of the world. Now THAT would be low,” Tapper wrote.
"Low" would be sexually harassing staffers and then getting fired for it — humiliated in front of the world. Now THAT would be low. https://t.co/e2d6kOHL7F
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) October 18, 2017
O’Reilly was let go from Fox News amid sexual assault allegations. Fox News paid out more than $13 million in settlements in regards to the allegations and O’Reilly was not allowed to back onto his former prime-time show The O’Reilly Factor after returning from a vacation.
O’Reilly’s departure came less than a year after former Fox News co-founder Roger Ailes resigned from his position amid sexual harassment allegations.
Oh, and in case you were wondering, comparing the ratings of The Lead and Hannity is pointless anyway–they air at different times. Tapper’s show is at 4pm ET and Hannity’s airs at 9pm.