Vanity Fair correspondent Gabriel Sherman, who has insight in the Trump administration, revealed on Monday that White House staffers are “annoyed” at Donald Trump for timing his Supreme Court nominee announcement in order to boost his friend Sean Hannity’s ratings.
According to Sherman, “some aides are annoyed Trump is announcing SCOTUS pick at 9pm because staffers think [new deputy chief of staff for communications] Bill Shine chose 9pm hour to help Sean Hannity’s ratings.”
Inside the White House, some aides are annoyed Trump is announcing SCOTUS pick at 9pm because staffers think Bill Shine chose 9pm hour to help Sean Hannity’s ratings, a GOP source says
— Gabriel Sherman (@gabrielsherman) July 9, 2018
Moments later, Sherman tweeted a reminder that “Trump announced [Supreme Court Justice Neil] Gorsuch at 8pm in East Room ceremony,” noting that Hannity had recommended Trump to pick Amy Coney Barrett.
Flashback: Trump announced Gorsuch at 8pm in East Room ceremony
— Gabriel Sherman (@gabrielsherman) July 9, 2018
FWIW Hannity has been telling Trump to pick Barrett
— Gabriel Sherman (@gabrielsherman) July 9, 2018
Media Matters’ Angelo Carusone, also pointed out that Hannity knew Trump would be making his announcement when his show started.
Apropos, Hannity on radio just now said: "Trump will announce his pick tonight…i kind of like that it's right at the start of Hannity and we get to talk about it first."
— Angelo Carusone (@GoAngelo) July 9, 2018
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