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Tomi Lahren tells Vanity Fair to ‘get a backbone’ after apologizing for mocking Clinton

by Joe Concha - 12/29/17 9:43 AM ET

Fox News contributor Tomi Lahren slammed Vanity Fair Friday morning for apologizing over a video that mocked Hillary Clinton, telling the publication to “get a backbone.”

Lahren’s comments come after the magazine’s official Twitter account shared a video on Tuesday that showed Vanity Fair writers offering new hobbies for Clinton to take up in 2018. Among the hobbies listed by writers were “knitting” and taking “more photos in the woods.” {mosads}

The video, which Vanity Fair said was meant to be humorous, became the subject of backlash online, primarily from liberals on social media.

A Vanity Fair spokeswoman apologized on behalf of the magazine and expressed regret for the skit shortly after.

“It was an attempt at humor and we regret that it missed the mark,” said Beth Kseniak on Wednesday.

Lahren, who joined Fox News as a contributor in August, tore into the magazine for the apology in an interview with “Fox and Friends” on Friday.

“They had humor. They were making fun at Hillary Clinton. Of course, any time you poke fun at Hillary Clinton, the leftist machine is going to come after you,” Lahren told co-hosts Leland Vittert and Rachel Campos-Duffy.

“But why are we apologizing to Hillary Clinton for anything?” the former “Blaze TV” host continued. “I will apologize to Hillary Clinton when she apologizes for compromising national security and classified information, lying about Benghazi, taking money from countries who torture women and gays, rigging the primary against Bernie Sanders, and just making women overall look bad.

“That’s when I will apologize to Hillary Clinton. Until then, my goodness, Vanity Fair, get a backbone.”

President Trump weighed in on Vanity Fair’s decision on Thursday, citing the apology as another example of bias in favor of Democrats.

“Vanity Fair, which looks like it is on its last legs, is bending over backwards in apologizing for the minor hit they took at Crooked H,” he tweeted to his 45.2 million followers.

“Anna Wintour, who was all set to be Amb to Court of St James’s & a big fundraiser for CH, is beside herself in grief & begging for forgiveness!” he added.

Vanity Fair, which looks like it is on its last legs, is bending over backwards in apologizing for the minor hit they took at Crooked H. Anna Wintour, who was all set to be Amb to Court of St James’s & a big fundraiser for CH, is beside herself in grief & begging for forgiveness!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 28, 2017