Donald Trump Jr. on Tuesday visited Fox News’ Sean Hannity to discuss revelations that he met with an emissary of the Russian government with the explicit purpose of obtaining compromising information on Hillary Clinton.
Trump Jr.’s visit to—as CNN’s Jake Tapper put it—“his father’s favorite channel” yielded as much hard-hitting news as one would expect. Trump’s eldest son “probably” would have done things differently, but he “can’t help what somebody sends” him in an email.
According to CNN’s Dylan Byers, in a preview for the interview, Hannity “goes after media for not caring about Hillary Clinton, Deep State.” He also, according to his preview, “ran out of questions” to ask Trump Jr., who’s currently embroiled in one of the biggest political scandals to date.
News of—and previews for—this Trump Jr./Hannity interview set the Internet ablaze. Read some of the best responses below:
Don Jr. to Sean Hannity tonight: "Someone sends me an email. I can't help what somebody sends me." Amazing. https://t.co/NCTuCW8PaZ— igorvolsky (@igorvolsky) 1499814272.0
Hey child porn criminals. I think Don Jr. has a tip for you. https://t.co/QXbT3MD0h7— Scott Johnson (@Scott Johnson) 1499814888.0
Literal lol https://t.co/bNIGi73O0C— Chris Hayes (@Chris Hayes) 1499815181.0
@AP How will his father know if Don Jr. adopted the Russian kid or not?— Mike Le (@Mike Le) 1499814849.0
Hannity, previewing Don Jr. interview, goes after media for not caring about Hillary Clinton, Deep State. I’m not joking. Integrity: Zero.— Dylan Byers (@Dylan Byers) 1499814360.0
Sean Hannity also said he “ran out of questions” during his interview with Donald Trump Jr. Still not joking.— Dylan Byers (@Dylan Byers) 1499814886.0
@maggieNYT @daveweigel Don Trump Jr. to Hannity: I prob shouldn't have committed treason while stupid. https://t.co/oM50PqiBt6— Puns N' Roses (@Puns N' Roses) 1499815203.0
@KeithOlbermann @realDonaldTrump @DonaldJTrumpJr Oops and even on daddy's favorite channel the ManChild won't be happy— FREAKEN88 (@FREAKEN88) 1497158167.0
! Don Jr digs the hole deeper: "For me this was opposition research," So... he solicited a thing of precious val… https://t.co/Dmzb8yRWq2— Jared Rizzi (@Jared Rizzi) 1499814179.0
Hannity takes each and every one of his viewers for total fools. If only they knew how much contempt he actually ha… https://t.co/15Po2DkVOr— Daniel Terdiman #TrumpLost (@Daniel Terdiman #TrumpLost) 1499814858.0
Preview of Hannity/Trump Jr. Interview Hannity- Do you think you did anything wrong? Jr.- No H - I believe you. Got any sweet CNN memes?— Tony Posnanski (@Tony Posnanski) 1499814537.0