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Sean Hannity Plays T-ball With President Trump

The Fox News host squandered an interview with the most powerful man in America.
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Two times during Barack Obama’s tenure, I criticized the 60 Minutes correspondent Steve Kroft for asking softball questions when interviewing the president.

Last night, I expected Sean Hannity would fail the American public similarly in his interview with President Donald Trump. But it wouldn’t be fair to beer-guzzling amateurs playing recreational slow-pitch to compare what I saw to softball.

T-ball is closer to the mark.

At the interview’s end, Hannity said this about his

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