EXCLUSIVE: As Fox News host Sean Hannity seethed over recent New York Times coverage that said he downplayed the COVID-19 crisis, a close friend quietly encouraged him to seek revenge on the paper. Who was that friend? President Trump.

EXCLUSIVE: As Fox News host Sean Hannity seethed over recent New York Times coverage that said he downplayed the COVID-19 crisis, a close friend quietly encouraged him to seek revenge on the paper.

Who was that friend? President Trump. https://t.co/0PDNfEqWBj

— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) April 29, 2020