Sean Hannity stands in front of Air Force One. (Status illustration/screen grab)
Sean Hannity on Monday afternoon stood on the tarmac at Joint Base Andrews, wearing a navy blue suit with Air Force One looming behind him in the distance. The red-carpeted steps were down, a breeze was in the air, and the Fox News host was preparing to board the presidential aircraft for a multi-nation swing with Donald Trump through the Middle East. But before ascending the stairs, Hannity filmed a short video for social media, declaring it “a huge news day” as he rattled off the trip’s destinations: Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates.
But while Trump’s chief propagandist was welcomed aboard, there was…
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Mark Halperin and Patrick Soon-Shiong. (Screen grab)
Patrick's New Partner: The MAGA-curious Los Angeles Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong has a new media partner: Mark Halperin. Soon-Shiong joined the disgraced political journalist, who has been staging a comeback lately, for a video podcast last week. Toward the end of the interview, Halperin asked Soon-Shiong…
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