Sean Hannity: “There is a difference between sensitive information versus classified information”
Hannity: “Nobody would disagree that it is sensitive and shouldn't be released to the public”
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Sean Hannity: "There is a difference between sensitive information versus classified information"
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From the March 26, 2025, edition of Premiere Radio Networks' The Sean Hannity Show
SEAN HANNITY (HOST): There is a difference between sensitive information versus classified information. The warnings of potential attacks, for example, against countries in the region where the Houthis are were made publicly by the president and were pretty well known to all that this was a strong likelihood. None of this should be a surprise to anybody.
Now, with that said, I'm not going to disagree and say that it wasn't unfortunate, because it was unfortunate and it was obviously inadvertent, the error, to have accidentally included or somehow included a reporter, especially Jeffrey Goldberg, who nobody in their right mind in this administration would ever be talking to or would ever put on a text chain about anything that is sensitive. And, as reported, steps have already been taken to prevent this from ever happening in the future.
And the distinction between sensitive and top secret classification information is very critical because we're dealing with sensitive information. The administration has reiterated no classified material was discussed, and, more importantly, the mission was operationally a complete success. Pete Hegseth just put up on X, "So let me get this straight. The Atlantic released the so-called war plans, and those plans include no names, no targets, no locations, no units, no routes, no sources, no methods, and no classified information. Those are some real pretty Adam Schiff-y war plans," which I thought was a pretty good response.
And intelligence professionals, I guess, if they really want to, they can debate whether it would, quote, be classified, but nobody would disagree that it is sensitive and shouldn't be released to the public. At the Pentagon, it's called "Controlled Unclassified Information" that you normally don't release to the public. Okay. Lesson learned. But this was seemingly a one-off, and this is where the distinction and the difference comes in. And, you know, and my analysis really needs to be put in perspective here because it is frustrating to me.