Fox News host Sean Hannity tried to play art critic on Twitter Monday night.
It didn’t go well.
Hannity shared a video of right-wing artist Jon McNaughton, who has painted things like Jesus holding the Constitution, creating his latest work. The piece features a stadium full of people watching President Donald Trump pick up a tattered American flag and appears to reference last season’s NFL protests against police brutality and racism.
“He holds it up to his chest and attempts to clean it with a rag,” explained McNaughton in the video. “And he says, ‘What are you doing?’”
Here’s Hannity’s tweet:
The “left” loves art, and especially taxpayer funded art that is “provocative”. Let’s get their reaction to this. https://t.co/WAVFB1Uqbx.
— Sean Hannity (@seanhannity) February 27, 2018
Here are some of the responses he requested:
This is literally the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen. Thank you for sharing.
— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) February 27, 2018
fixed it. pic.twitter.com/Eje5Q2ijdn
— James Schaaf (@schaafdesign) February 27, 2018
The lips of the artist say, "What are you doing?"
— Chris Galford (@Aurinth) February 27, 2018
The eyes of his subject say, "Where am I? What's happening?"
The “left” loves art, and especially taxpayer funded art that is “provocative”. Let’s get their reaction to this. pic.twitter.com/F4ex36kMcc
— Patrick Monahan (@pattymo) February 27, 2018
Gorgeous! Very interesting, complex & diverse! This art deserves to be in The Louvre! SO SO GOOD! Wish I could eat it !!!!
— Alexis Novak (@AlexisGirlNovak) February 27, 2018
To be fair, some of us on the right like art too. pic.twitter.com/UXLnAfSjBE
— The Reagan Battalion (@ReaganBattalion) February 27, 2018
Looks like the American Flag might have a $130K check from Michael Cohen coming her way.
— John Novak (@johnjnovak2) February 27, 2018
The “left” loves art, and especially taxpayer funded art that is “provocative”. Let’s get their reaction to this. pic.twitter.com/7rFjqQdEcl
— Carlgoyle Beijer (@CarlBeijer) February 27, 2018
You're hyping the equivalent of collecting clown paintings for guys who get misty-eyed at Shelby Foote interviews.
— ee ramone (@bizmarkiedesade) February 27, 2018
tfw you don’t know how to clean a flag pic.twitter.com/0jf0YEHKfG
— Sarah (@BookishFeminist) February 27, 2018
You might "reconsider" your "use" of "quotation marks," "genius."
— Agent Michael Scarn ... 's Robot Butler (@MichaelOrdona) February 27, 2018
The “left” loves art, and especially taxpayer funded art that is “provocative”. Let’s get their reaction to this. pic.twitter.com/FGHxr7GH4T
— scrimjab™ ☕ (@scrimjab) February 27, 2018
He looks disoriented, scared and possibly like he’s had a stroke. This artist is a genius who has captured the true essence of Trump
— Neville (@1FightingIrish) February 27, 2018
The “left” loves art, and especially taxpayer funded art that is “provocative”. Let’s get their reaction to this. pic.twitter.com/KcO9s4rZL0
— Gerrymandering Adams (@NormsRespecter) February 27, 2018
He’s holding a flag that is in tatters, symbolizing what he and his crew are doing to the country. Art interpretation is fun.
— John H (@onomatotwittah) February 27, 2018
i mean seriously sean how did you miss this, your audience deserves better. pic.twitter.com/R2AxkiRM4F
— Simply Sçőt ïndrüšik (@teenpartyyyy) February 27, 2018
They drew his cheeseburger all weird like a flag.
— Some Random Democrat 🇺🇸 (@darksn4ke) February 27, 2018
The “left” loves art, and especially taxpayer funded art that is “provocative”. Let’s get their reaction to this. pic.twitter.com/OVqymfAruL
— danny (@umjammerdanny) February 27, 2018
The only thing that could make that better is if it was painted on black velvet.
— Kristina Hole (@krishole) February 27, 2018
New John McNaughton painting: “Bewildered Old Man Wanders On To a Football Field Carrying His Blanket” (2018) pic.twitter.com/OfYMn1FeqA
— c a i t l i n🌹 (@hello__caitlin) February 27, 2018
a flag in that condition should be burned, and it's a really poor likeness of Trump. the skin tone is all wrong--it actually looks like skin https://t.co/Lvb0fZ8z1M
— Peter Bright 👨⚕️🍕 (@DrPizza) February 27, 2018
The “left” loves art, and especially taxpayer funded art that is “provocative”. Let’s get their reaction to this. pic.twitter.com/kgAbI2QwqX
— Hubert Vigilla (@HubertVigilla) February 27, 2018
They should do another painting where he properly and respectfully burns the flag in keeping with U.S. Flag Code.
— Rich McGilvray, LLC (for tax purposes) (@Misterchief) February 27, 2018
— Tiamat Medusa (@EvaTiamatMedusa) February 27, 2018
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