Sean Hannity claimed during his opinion news program Tuesday evening that there is an effort to “silence” him from making certain comments on air.
“As for my job here at the Fox News Channel — there is an effort now abound to silence me,” Hannity told viewers late Tuesday. “Media Matters is attacking my advertising base,” he added, referring to a progressive watchdog group.
“That is what we have called on this program as liberal fascism. Attack, boycott, all in an effort to silence conservatives. I serve at the pleasure of the Fox News Channel. I’m here to do my job every night,” Hannity said.
Earlier in the program, Hannity announced he would no longer be discussing the murder of Democratic National Committee staffer Seth Rich as a result of speaking with the man’s family.
Over the past week, Hannity has pushed unproven stories about Rich’s death. A Fox News report from last week stated Rich had sent 44,000 DNC emails to WikiLeaks, hinting that he may have been murdered because of the leak. Fox issued a retraction to the story on Tuesday, but Hannity had said he would push on in his fact-finding mission only to rescind later in the day.
“I promise you, I am not going to stop doing my job. To the extent of my ability, I am not going to stop trying to find the truth. That’s what we do here every single day. That effort is not stopping in any way, shape, matter or form. I am continuing the work that I promise to do every day for you and at the proper time, we shall continue and talk a lot more,” Hannity said.
