Sean Hannity Defends Donald Trump From The Big, Bad Press

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Following a confrontational press conference about his fundraising efforts for veterans groups, Donald Trump joined Fox News’ Sean Hannity for an interview in which both bashed the media.

In his Tuesday press conference, Trump chastised “dishonest” reporters who questioned how much money he raised in a January fundraiser and how much money was donated to veterans groups.

Hannity balked on Tuesday night, asking Trump why reporters would ask questions about the Republican presidential candidate’s fundraising operations.

“What? Do they think you need the money? You’re gonna steal it?” Hannity asked before parroting Trump’s explanation that he was delayed in passing along all of the money raised while vetting veterans groups.

“This is not an isolated incident,” Hannity then noted, citing a recent New York Times story about Trump’s treatment of women. “I said in 2008, journalism is dead, you’re confronting this bias, institutional bias, and they don’t seem to like it.”

Trump told Hannity that “the press really dishonest” and that political reporters are “bad people.”

Later in the interview, Hannity assured Trump that he would be voting for him.

H/t Mediaite

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  1. It seems the recipient of a Hannity Job need not be present to get one.

  2. Avatar for pine pine says:

    Happen to catch this RW commentator on CNN last night and she evidently had the latest talking point for I heard it repeated this morning " Trump has been more accessible to the press than Hillary or Bernie" What ?

    Even though he called guy “Sleaze” and shows his contempt with his talk about should he become President how he would make it easier to sue the press or in other words “To bite the hand that feeds him”.Can’t make this stuff up.

  3. Avatar for fgs fgs says:

    Rump is the town deadbeat, who’s stiffed so many people out of money he owes that he can’t get so much as a load of concrete delivered without cash up front. He’s developed the characteristically oblivious paranoia, blaming rivals and adversaries for the reputation which he’s fully earned.

  4. And so did Morning fucking Joe.
    I don’t know why I do it to myself. I must be a glutton for punishment
    I turned it on and a few minutes in he starts apologizing for Donald …
    Well Donald is such a generous guy…
    He always gives when we ask…
    These things take time…
    I was lucky I hadn’t eaten my breakfast.
    Joe you should have watched Lawrence O’Donnell last night, he nailed it.
    Pathological liar. Someone who lies to your face even though he knows it’s a lie and he knows that you know it’s a lie.

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