Sean Hannity's relationship with President Trump is mysterious, and that's the way he likes it.
The Fox News personality, whose nightly show has held the top spot in primetime ratings for months, told Forbes on Tuesday that he doesn't care that media reports misrepresent his friendship with Trump.
Hannity, who is reportedly Trump's bedtime phone buddy, denied that he has nightly calls with the president. "I read these things about me that are total bulls--t," he said. "It's just not true." The Fox News star refused to discuss just how much access he has to Trump, though many reports have said that the president is among his loyal viewers, and the two men often echo one another's talking points.
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"I really kind of enjoy that nobody knows, and I'm just going to leave it that way," he told Forbes. "But I can tell you this: Nobody has ever gotten my relationship with Donald Trump right, ever." The media personality also said that he spends "zero" time thinking about people who accuse him of using his show to carry water for Trump. Read more at Forbes.
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