Fox News host Sean Hannity’s hypocrisy on the coronavirus is laid bare in a new supercut that the progressive watchdog group Media Matters for America released on Friday.
The montage features footage of the prime-time “Hannity” host on Thursday evening excoriating other media outlets that initially downplayed the threat of the outbreak, many likening it to the seasonal flu.
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However, the video is intercut with multiple other clips of Hannity continuing to dismiss the risk for weeks ― in lockstep with President Donald Trump, of whom he is a staunch ally ― long after rival media had started to acknowledge its severity.
Check out the clip here:
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