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Fox News hosts join Trump on stage at Missouri campaign rally | TheHill

posted onNovember 6, 2018
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Article snippet: CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO. — Fox News hosts Sean Hannity and Jeanine Pirro joined MORE on stage at his final campaign rally of the midterms, singing the president's praises and urging attendees to vote Republican. "I have a few people that are right out here, and they’re very special," Trump said, teasing their appearances. "They’ve done an incredible job for us. They’ve been with us from the beginning, also." Trump, who has a well-known penchant for Fox News programming, proceeded to call Hannity on stage, even though the Fox News host tweeted earlier in the day that he "will not be on stage campaigning with the President." While Hannity and Pirro are vocal Trump supporters and frequently speak to him, it's unusual for cable news anchors to give candidate-style speeches at campaign rallies.  On stage, Hannity promptly decried the press in attendance as "fake news," and echoed the president's mantra of "promises made, promises kept." Shortly before taking the stage, Trump spoke with Hannity during his 9 p.m. show. The two men talked about Trump's campaign efforts, and commiserated over the country's immigration laws. Hannity lamented that Trump missed his opening monologue while he was traveling, but the president reassured him that was not the case. "I saw it on the plane," Trump said. "I never miss your opening monologue. I would never do that." As Trump took the stage, Hannity high-fived White House communications director and former Fox News executive Bill Shine, wh... Link to the full article to read more

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