Sean Hannity seems a bit touchy these days.

Hannity has been taking heat from critics for what they see as favorable treatment toward Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump and the issue came to a head Wednesday when the Fox News host took to social media to call Politico senior writer Marc Caputo an “a**hole.”

But it appears that Hannity’s hostility was entirely misplaced.

Caputo posted a quote highly critical of Hannity from an angry, unidentified staffer of Trump’s rival Marco Rubio:

*Caution: Strong Language

…"But Marco gives Donald a taste of his own medicine and Hannity gets all offended. He's a pussy and a sellout." Boy, they're angry 2/2

— Marc Caputo (@MarcACaputo) March 2, 2016

But in a rush to defend himself, Hannity didn’t appear to grasp that these were not Caputo’s words. After repeating a charge Rubio’s opponents make, that he is a “pawn for the establishment,” Hannity turned both barrels on the reporter:

Hey Marc,@marcorubio is now pawn for establishment. Sad to me. That’s not man I knew. https://t.co/bCn2UL8wc0

— Sean Hannity (@seanhannity) March 2, 2016

Glad Politico let’s u use such big words that accurately describes yourself asshole. And u r “impartial” to politics https://t.co/bCn2UL8wc0

— Sean Hannity (@seanhannity) March 2, 2016

After Hannity had time to think about his comment on Rubio — and take a breath — he tried to walk back his unequivocal condemnation of the candidate by blaming the “liberal media.” (For the record, Caputo, a former Miami Herald reporter, is not seen as a raging lib.)

Typical lib media, u missed my point. I always liked the REAL @marcorubio NOT THE GUY I SAW LAST NIGHT! https://t.co/BETSWuiZ49

— Sean Hannity (@seanhannity) March 2, 2016

Then, in a display of arrogance that would make Trump proud, Hannity dismissed his new-found adversary:

Would love to play but I have 14 million radio listeners depending on me. Have fun with your 20,000 Twitter follows https://t.co/BETSWuiZ49

— Sean Hannity (@seanhannity) March 2, 2016

Along with not being a raging liberal, Caputo is also not one to take a punch lying down. With Hannity all but showing his cards, the reporter responded a short time later with the ammunition he was handed:

Touchy boy! I was quoting some1, not picking a fight. But your work as a waterboy has earned you your shill-status https://t.co/jhjFdlQpav

— Marc Caputo (@MarcACaputo) March 2, 2016

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