Rupert Murdoch said Sean Hannity was 'privately disgusted' by Donald Trump for weeks after the election: court filing

Tue, 02/28/2023 - 01:51

Fox News Channel and radio talk show host Sean Hannity (L) interviews U.S. President Donald Trump before a campaign rally at the Las Vegas Convention Center on September 20, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. — Fox News Channel and radio talk show host Sean Hannity (L) interviews US President Donald Trump before a campaign rally at the Las Vegas Convention Center on September 20, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Rupert Murdoch said in a January 2021 email to Paul Ryan that Sean Hannity was "disgusted" by Trump.
Murdoch added in his email that Hannity was "scared to lose viewers" despite his distaste for Trump.
Murdoch said to Ryan that Hannity also needed a "wake-up call" after the Capitol riot.

Rupert Murdoch said in an email that Fox News host Sean Hannity was, in private, "disgusted" by then-President Donald Trump, but was more concerned about keeping viewership up.