Hannity's rising role in Trump's world: 'He basically has a desk in the place'
Source: WaPo
The phone calls between President Trump and Sean Hannity come early in the morning or late at night, after the Fox News host goes off the air. They discuss ideas for Hannitys show, Trumps frustration with the ongoing special counsel probe and even, at times, what the president should tweet, according to people familiar with the conversations. When hes off the phone, Trump is known to cite Hannity when he talks with White House advisers.
The revelation this week that the two men share an attorney is just the latest sign of how Hannity is intertwined with Trumps world an increasingly powerful confidant who offers the media-driven president a sympathetic ear and shared grievances. The conservative commentator is so close to Trump that some White House aides have dubbed him the unofficial chief of staff.
This portrait of the interactions between the president and the talk-show host is based on interviews with more than a dozen friends, advisers and associates of the two men, some of whom spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe private conversations.
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Trump and Hannity usually speak several times a week, according to people familiar with their relationship. The Fox News host, whose show averages more than 3 million viewers daily, is one of the few people who gets patched immediately to Trump. The two men review news stories and aspects of Hannitys show, and occasionally debate specifics about whatever the president is considering typing out on Twitter. There have also been times when Trump has assessed the merits of various White House aides with Hannity.
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Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/hannitys-rising-role-in-trumps-world-he-basically-has-a-desk-in-the-place/2018/04/17/e2483018-4260-11e8-8569-26fda6b404c7_story.html
The article goes on to quote a presidential advisor saying that Hannity he basically has a desk in the place.
pangaia
(24,324 posts)BootinUp
(48,376 posts)byronius
(7,532 posts)Maeve
(42,776 posts)And the hinky paperwork got swept up in the raids...Sean-boy is going to wish he'd known to keep his mouth shut until he talked to Cohen about client-attorney relationships.....
ToxMarz
(2,210 posts)He's doubled down on it and it is either a HUGE WIN, or he has lost his shirt. America's institutions and whether they matter will decide. Our Founding Fathers visions and whether they matter will decide. Hannity (and Trump) are betting they don't matter. I'm betting they do!
DemoTex
(25,529 posts)Used to call in to the R/W Neel Borsk (sp?) show on morning AM radio (WSB?). Became a regular. What a dildonic looser.
I hope he goes back to paintinginside the big house.
oberliner
(58,724 posts)highplainsdem
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WhiteTara
(29,989 posts)keep on with their meaningful conversations.
heaven05
(18,124 posts)and how many times a week does he speak to bannon, gorka and his preelection buddy, Alec jones? ThisPOSpotus is a fucking fascist. sexist, racist with nazi leanings. The MSM media has really gone out of its way to normalize a goddamn racist potus who represents only ONE race in this 'melting pot' racially diverse nation.
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(112,956 posts)Initech
(101,156 posts)Hannity is now the Goebbles to Trump's Hitler.