The S&P 500 hit a record high on January 19, further reflecting a booming economy after some pundits had worried that it would fall into a recession.
After repeatedly praising former President Donald Trump for stock market records, Fox News host Sean Hannity now dismisses stock prices as inconsequential for most Americans, cautioning that “this thing can come tumbling down just as quickly as it went up.”
Despite claiming that he has “never used” the stock market as “any kind of real barometer in terms of the health of our economy,” during the Trump administration, Hannity routinely ran a rolling list of “President’s Trump’s Accomplishments” that would scroll as he lauded Trump’s economic policies. The second accomplishment in the scroll was “stock market reached an all-time high.”
Hannity noted that he was scrolling “just some” of Trump’s accomplishments, declaring the “stock market, again, all-time high.” [Fox News, Hannity, 11/27/17]
Hannity began his show by bragging that “despite vicious media attacks and many political obstacles, well, 2017 was a very successful first year for President Trump,” and noted that the stock market is at an “all-time high.” [Fox News, Hannity, 1/2/18]
Hannity teased that he had “good news to bring you about the president, guarantee you nobody else in the media will talk about it.” After showing a clip of Trump touting his accomplishments, Hannity scrolled through “historic” accomplishments including the “stock market reached an all-time high.” [Fox News, Hannity, 4/12/18]
Hannity again scrolled the “long list of accomplishments” including that the “stock market reached an all-time high.” He complained, “You can see right there on your screen, but you’re likely to never see these things reported in the mainstream media.” [Fox News, Hannity, 4/23/18]
Hannity attacked the “media's bias of omission” ignoring that Trump “has been building a track record of economic and diplomatic achievement.” Hannity again scrolled through his list of Trump’s accomplishments, including the stock market high. [Fox News, Hannity, 5/4/18]
Hannity claimed “by every reportable, objective, discerning measure, this country is now in the middle of a recovery and boom that is the envy of the world.” Hannity again scrolled through his list of Trump’s accomplishments that cited the stock market high. [Fox News, Hannity, 10/5/18]
While describing his definition of “America first,” Hannity scrolled through “President Trump’s accomplishments” that included the stock market record high. [Fox News, Hannity, 10/23/18]
Hannity reported that “today’s economic news is more than phenomenal,” boasting that the “stock market is soaring.” He also showed headlines from Drudge Report citing “stock market endless rally.” [Fox News, Hannity, 5/3/19]
Hannity directed his audience to “take a look at your screen” of Trump's accomplishments. The second item in the list included “stock market reached all-time high.” Hannity commented, “The track record is amazing.” [Fox News, Hannity, 9/26/19]
Hannity declared, “President Trump has amassed a historical level of accomplishment,” and said, “Look at the economy on fire, record after record.” Hannity also included the stock market record in his scroll of Trump accomplishments. [Fox News, Hannity, 11/4/19]
While trying to demonstrate that Trump has kept “every promise after promise after promise,” Hannity scrolled through Trump’s accomplishments, including the stock market high. [Fox News, Hannity, 12/5/19]
During an interview with Trump, Hannity prompted the former president to retaliate against Biden claiming “one of the most successful presidencies” by scrolling through Trump’s first year of accomplishments, including “stock market records, wealth creation.” [Fox News, Hannity, 1/20/22]
