Posted on 05/16/2018 2:01:28 PM PDT by Signalman
Fox News host Sean Hannity calls the White House switchboard nearly every night after his show to speak to President Trump, according to a new report.
Hannity, who sometimes talks to Trump multiple times a day, "fills the political void" left by former White House strategist Stephen Bannon, according to a source who spoke to New York Magazine.
And with Melania Trump reportedly sleeping in a separate bedroom, the President relies on Hannity "to decompress" at the end of the day, according to the report.
Former White House staffers Reince Priebus and Sean Spicer launched a campaign to limit Trump's media diet to Fox News in an attempt to control the Twitter tirades fueled by his anger over MSNBC or CNN reports.
The plot mostly worked, and one former White House official told the magazine Trump's Fox News consumption creates "a f--ked-up feedback loop" that puts the President in a "weird headspace."
And with Trump finding it hard to trust members of his own administration, he has turned to Hannity for validation from outside the White House, according to the report.
On most nights after his show broadcasts live at 9 p.m., Hannity will call the White House switchboard as one of a select number of authorized callers.
The two usually exchange pleasantries and talk about media ratings all while exclaiming "witch hunt" in between profanities, sources said.
It was also recently revealed in court that Hannity is a client of Michael Cohen — Trump's fixer who famously negotiated the $130,000 payment to porn actress Stormy Daniels, who claimed she had sex with the President in 2006.
Hannity denied that Cohen had ever represented him, saying instead that he had "brief discussions with him about legal questions."
One source explained Hannity's relationship to Cohen by saying, "Because he was 'Trump's lawyer,' so Hannity sees that and assumes, If Trump thinks he's smart, then he's smart!"
“For what it’s worth, President Trump used to try to call me late at night too.”
For what it’s worth, I was married to Trump around 1990. At least I dreamed that every night for about a month. I had just read “The Art Of The Deal”. Go figure.
I have an idea, let’s sell our stories to CNN. I’ll be your anonymous source and you can be mine...........
Apparently a bad joke on my part. I rarely listen to Savage. But on the occasion that I tune in for a bit, he seems to be a) discussing his intellect (PHD) b) complaining about his competition (I assume Hannity is one of them) c) talking about meatballs d) talking about sailing c) explaining his political independence
So,.... assuming that this article was mostly BS and untrue, I thought about poking fun at someone who might not like Hannity to "leak" it.
Why are you so sensitive about Savage? Lighten up, SpaceBar.
I totally guessed, like, out of my a$$ type guess. No knowledge whatsoever. I thought it would be funny if it came from him.
Way cool!
What a bunch of worthless news..
Oh I believe this.
Just like I believe that Obama calls Jake Tapper for phone sex every night because Michelle is a frigid transexual.
Mrs Deplorable and i have separated bedrooms. She can’t stand my snoring. Before we go to bed...we spend an hour cuddling...
This reads like satire.
I can certainly relate to that plus we were married after his military service of 26 years plus previous marriages and he had become settled in his singled ways. It really worked well for us and we also had separate bathrooms----LOL.
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