*For the second night in a row Tuesday, Sean Hannity opened his Fox News show with an “exclusive” interview with Nevada cattle rancher Cliven Bundy, whose decades-long conflict with the federal government became national news after his supporters faced down Bureau of Land Management authorities in an armed standoff this past weekend. During last night’s interview, it often appeared to be Hannity rather than Bundy who was escalating the rhetoric of the potentially dangerous conflict. The Fox host began by playing video of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), who told reporters Monday of the situation, “It’s not over. We can’t have an American people that violate the law and then just walk away from it.” Hannity then quoted one of the protesters on Bundy’s side, former Arizona sheriff named Richard Mack, who said he believes the BLM is planning a surprise midnight raid on the compound. “Given that warning, could there be another standoff brewing tonight?” Hannity asked…* Cenk Uygur and Ben Mankiewicz (co-host, What The Flick?!, and TYT Sports) break it down on The Young Turks.

*Read more here from Matt Wilstein at Mediaite: http://www.mediaite.com/tv/foxs-hannity-stokes-tension-between-harry-reid-and-cliven-bundy/