Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) incites crowd to harass Republicans in public places. (Screenshot)

Fox News Host Sean Hannity called out Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) for hypocrisy, comparing Waters’ claim that President Donald Trump’s harsh words have inspired political violence with her own calls for physical harassment of Republicans.

On his Thursday program, Hannity first showed a video clip of Waters declaring that Pres. Trump is responsible for inciting the recent rash of mail bombs sent to prominent liberals across the U.S.

“I think the president of the United States should take responsibility for the kind of violence that we’re seeing, for the first time, in different ways.” …. “And, I think that they’re acting out what they believe the president wants them to do. He, in his own way, really does a lot to promote violence.”

Next, Hannity played video of Rep. Waters at a rally in June, where she screamed at the crowd, demanding that they physically accost and “push back” on Republicans in public places and tell them that they are not welcome “anymore,” “anywhere.”

But, while liberals’ “breathless, incendiary rhetoric” may be incitement, calling out destructive political policies and fake news propaganda isn’t, Hannity said: