BOB WOODWARD TO HANNITY: Obama Adviser's Email Felt Like A Coded 'You Better Watch Out'

Bob Woodward told Fox News host Sean Hannity Thursday night that he never felt "threatened" from a White House adviser Gene Sperling's email telling him that he'd "regret" his reporting on the sequester. But he said Sperling's email felt like a "coded, 'You better watch out.'"

"They don't like to be challenged or crossed," Woodward said of the White House.

On Wednesday, Woodward said on CNN that he felt "uncomfortable" by Sperling's pushback of his reporting on the sequester, which charged President Barack Obama with "moving the goalposts" by requesting revenue be part of a deal to avert the forced spending cuts.

Woodward said Wednesday that it was troubling that the White House was telling reporters, "'You're going to regret doing something that you believe in."

On Thursday, Politico released the email exchange between Woodward and Sperling, which appeared to be a rather cordial back-and-forth.

Woodward said he didn't view Sperling's behavior as a "threat," but he said it was "not the way to operate." He said that Sperling was "very worked up" during a 30-minute call that came before Sperling apologized in the email.

"They got caught about being the father of the sequester," Woodward said. "... When you say you’re going to regret challenging us, I just think that’s a mistake."

Watch Woodward's interview with Hannity below, courtesy of Mediaite: