Veteran newsman Ted Koppel attacked Fox News host Sean Hannity on a heavily-edited interview on CBS’ “Sunday Morning” — but Hannity stole the show with his response on social media (and destroyed Koppel’s entire argument!)

In a tense exchange, Koppel told Hannity that he is “bad for America.”

Hannity retaliated, “You have to give some credit to the American people that they’re somewhat intelligent, and that they know the difference between an opinion show and a news show.”

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Hannity then defended himself on Twitter, saying his interview had been edited down significantly — cut from 45 minutes to less than two.

The Fox News host said he provided many examples of media bias in the cut footage, and challenged CBS News to air the full segment.

Fake "edited" news. I did about a 45 minute interview with CBS. They ran less than 2. Why did Ted cut out my many examples of media bias? https://t.co/prynzE2yLQ

— Sean Hannity (@seanhannity) March 26, 2017

In another tweet, Hannity called out the clear hypocrisy of Koppel’s judgement:

If you pay attention Ted was saying ALL opinion shows are bad for America. But he was saying this while giving us HIS OPINION #hypocrisy https://t.co/53Yn4bxbSw

— Sean Hannity (@seanhannity) March 26, 2017

Silicon Valley actor Kumail Nanjiani joined the tussle, tweeting to Hannity that Koppel is likely a hero of his.

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But Hannity disproved the claim and asserted Koppel’s editing equates to fake news.

Hero? Not at all. Nightline during The American Hostage situation was must see TV. Personally i like Ted. His cheap edit tactics are Fake https://t.co/CdqAL6QcSH

— Sean Hannity (@seanhannity) March 27, 2017

The CBS Sunday Morning segment examined the polarization of the country and the phenomenon of “fake news.”

The liberal outlet accused conservative pundits like Hannity — but not themselves, of course — of contributing to American’s inability to distinguish between ideology and fact.

Watch the edited segment below —

— The Horn editorial team and The Associated Press contributed to this article.