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Freedom Caucus ignoring Sean Hannity’s call to challenge Ryan for speaker’s gavel

By Philip Wegmann
Published October 20, 2016 5:21pm ET
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Freedom Caucus ignoring Sean Hannity’s call to challenge Ryan for speaker’s gavel
Sean Hannity told the Washington Post that Paul Ryan was "a saboteur" who's working to thwart the GOP nominee and needs "to be called out and replaced." (AP Photo) | Alan Diaz

Sean Hannity is calling, but the House Freedom Caucus isn’t answering.

After Wednesday night’s debate, the fiery news personality attempted to stir up a coup in the House of Representatives by calling on conservatives to challenge Paul Ryan for the speaker’s gavel.

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