Ben Shapiro fed-up with David Hogg’s increasing demands, challenges him to one of his own

David Hogg is learning that two can play at his game.

Daily Wire editor-in-chief Ben Shapiro called out the student gun control activist for pressuring advertisers into dropping conservative Laura Ingraham over a dig at his self-admitted college acceptance difficulties. On Twitter, Shapiro challenged Hogg to apologize to public figures whom he has maligned.

I look forward to Hogg's apologies to Republicans ("sick f***ers"), Dana Loesch (she was "hypocritical and disgusting" for criticizing Broward Sheriff Scott Israel), and Marco Rubio (he said Rubio was bribed by the NRA to give away children's lives) https://t.co/WAvuQH0Z7B

— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) March 29, 2018

“I look forward to Hogg’s apologies to Republicans (“sick f***ers”), Dana Loesch (she was “hypocritical and disgusting” for criticizing Broward Sheriff Scott Israel), and Marco Rubio (he said Rubio was bribed by the NRA to give away children’s lives),” Shapiro wrote.

The remark came after Hogg launched a campaign to boycott advertisers of Fox News’ “Ingraham Angle” after the conservative host tweeted that the teenager was “whining” about being rejected by college in a TMZ article.

Ingraham ultimately issued an apology for her tweet, but Hogg refused to accept it and continued calling for boycotts.

I 100% agree an apology in an effort just to save your advertisers is not enough. I will only accept your apology only if you denounce the way your network has treated my friends and I️ in this fight. It’s time to love thy neighbor, not mudsling at children. https://t.co/H0yWs4zMGk

— David Hogg (@davidhogg111) March 29, 2018

If you want to help I would suggest contacting 3-4 of these companies. Lets do this

— David Hogg (@davidhogg111) March 29, 2018

Shapiro added that the “viciousness” of Hogg’s personal attacks has been greater than what Ingraham wrote, and offered his own experience being involved in political debates as a teenager.

You may not like what Ingraham said. You may disagree with it. I did. But it isn’t remotely CLOSE to the level of viciousness with which Hogg has attacked people who disagree with him.

— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) March 29, 2018

I was Hogg’s age when I started writing a syndicated column. I got hammered repeatedly — and some of it was justified. When you join the public discourse, you take on slings and arrows. That’s even more true if you decide to maliciously malign your opponents, as Hogg has.

— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) March 29, 2018

He also blasted Hogg’s call for facts over emotional rhetoric, citing the student’s own “propagandistic” remarks.

On Monday, CNN’s Alisyn Camerota asked Hogg if his regular verbal assaults on Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) are not “misdirected.”

“Do you think that’s unnecessarily provocative?” she pressed.

“No … I don’t think it’s even provocative enough,” Hogg replied.

In a tweet pinned to his profile, the gun control activist calls on Americans to work together, not “attack each other.”

Can we please not debate this as Democrats and Republicans but discuss this as Americans? In the comments if you see someone you dissagree with do not attack each other talk to one another, this applies to me too. WE MUST WORK TOGETHER TO SAVE OUR FUTURE.

— David Hogg (@davidhogg111) March 12, 2018

He’d do well to follow his own advice.

What’s the old saying, “If you can’t take the heat, get out of the kitchen.” He needs to learn about consequences and not hide behind the term “children”.

— Chris Daniel Winery (@chrisdaniel1023) March 30, 2018

He will always play the victim role.

— Brad Eickman (@bradeickman) March 30, 2018

David Hogg needs to decide: HS kid (in which case Laura Ingrham was wrong), or Adult activist, fair game!

— Betsey Adams (@BetseyAdams1) March 29, 2018

I seem to recall David Hogg saying he didn’t care what anyone said about him.. #baitandswitch #thinskinned #hoggwash #ISupportLaura #ISupportLauraIngraham #ImwithLaura @IngrahamAngle

— Kevin Shapiro (@PurePurple) March 29, 2018

But Hogg admitted he was a child because he called it mudslinging.

Children have no roles in government and dont make policy, nor should they from the sheer face that they lack the maturity and mental faculties to understand the complexities of the government.

— James Stuart (@zironyxcyx) March 29, 2018

It’s crazy how true it is, “Listen to what I have to say, I’m a leader in a movement… Don’t come at me I’m just a kid”.

— Jeremy Menicucci (@jmenicucci) March 30, 2018

I wish we could just stop talking about this little boy and he would simply go away.

— Adam Pickens ’99 (@Dbl_9_Ag) March 30, 2018

This is becoming utterly pathetic

— Kyle Kashuv (@KyleKashuv) March 29, 2018

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