Report: Hannity Has Given $31M in Free Media to Donald Trump

According to an analysis by Media Matters, Fox anchor Sean Hannity has donated some $31 million to Trump’s campaign in the form of free media coverage and publicity.

The Fox anchor “has effectively turned his nightly prime-time show into Trump’s second campaign headquarters,” the report’s authors wrote.

Hannity has made no secret of his preference for Trump, consistently reminding his critics that he is “not a journalist” and is therefore not beholden to the same standards of objectivity.

Hannity recently came under fire from CNN’s media critic Brian Stelter for uncritically repeating conspiracy theories about Hillary Clinton‘s health. Hannity responded by repeatedly calling Stelter a “pipsqueak.”

[h/t MMfA]

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Sam Reisman (@thericeman) is a staff editor at Mediaite.

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