Donald Trump cites Sean Hannity’s baseless border prediction
Without evidence, Hannity suggested that Biden's border policy will cause “another 9/11 or worse, you know, an October 7 or worse” – and Trump is already running with it
Written by Alicia Sadowski
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Having spent his years in office echoing Fox News talking points, Trump is picking up where he left off – echoing extremist talking points from his most loyal supporters at Fox News.
Outside a polling location in New Hampshire on January 23, Donald Trump cited Fox News host Sean Hannity and told reporters he is “100% certain that there will be some horrible acts, terror acts” due to the Biden administration’s immigration policy — a baseless claim Hannity had promoted just the day prior.
Citation From the January 23, 2024, edition of Fox News' America Reports
Less than 24 hours earlier, Hannity hosted the former president on his radio show, where the host lamented he is “100% certain” that “the chaos that Joe Biden has created on the border” has led to “terror cells in our country plotting, planning, scheming.” Trump agreed that Hannity was “100%” correct.
Sean Hannity predicts "terrorist cells in our country"
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Citation From the January 22, 2024, edition of Premiere Radio Networks' The Sean Hannity Show
Hannity again mentioned his misgivings on the January 23 edition of his radio show and noted that Trump had cited him earlier in the day. This time, however, Hannity suggested that the country would face “another 9/11 or worse, you know, an October 7 or worse — it will happen,” and warned the Biden administration “will have blood on their hands.”
1/23/24 Sean Hannity - 100% certain some illegal immigrants are plotting terrorist attacks
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Citation From the January 23, 2024, edition of Premiere Radio Networks' The Sean Hannity Show