In interview with Donald Trump, Sean Hannity ignores the president's unhinged attack on Fox News and Fox's John Roberts
Hannity: “I didn't see the exchange today”
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Citation From October 1, 2020, edition of Fox News' Hannity
SEAN HANNITY (HOST): Mark Levin went through, and we've done it on this program, too, an exhaustive examination of Joe Biden's and his history on racial issues. He did refer to Robert Byrd, the former Klansman --
PRESIDENT TRUMP (GUEST): That's right.
HANNITY: As, "my friend and mentor." That's the man that filibustered the Civil Rights Act. That's the man against the Voting Rights Act. And Robert Byrd was the man that Joe Biden partnered with to stop busing and integration of schools, because -- I'll use the words of Joe -- he didn't want his kids going to schools that were "racial jungles." Are you calling on Joe Biden to apologize to anybody tonight? Are you condemning him for his remarks?
TRUMP: Well he has to do it. Because what he did was terrible, and he has to do it. But it's a different standard. It's total hypocrisy, it's a disgrace. But I think the people are wise to it, Sean, I really do. The people are wise to it. Every time you do something, every time you say it -- and Chris Wallace asked me the same, almost the same question last time, and you know, it's a shame.
It's a shame that they can get away with it. And, but when I saw John Roberts today going crazy, and then his wife said "Well wait a minute, he just gave a news conference. And what he said was very good." Now I didn't see her exact statement, but I thought she said something very good. She actually criticized her husband, that was terrible. I mean, he went a --
HANNITY: I didn't see the exchange today.
TRUMP: -- a little crazy, he went a little bit crazy.
HANNITY: Let me --
TRUMP: Well I saw it. I saw it and Kayleigh is this incredible person, and she was abused by John Roberts. That's a terrible thing. Fox is a much different -- Fox is a much different place than it used to be, Sean.
HANNITY: Let me -- let me ask you, we have a lot of ground to cover and very little time to do it.