Sean Hannity Shocks Fans With Massive Announcement About Trumps White House Fox News host Sean Hannity shocked viewers everywhere when he suggested that president-elect Donald Trump should deny several major news outlets White House press credentials. Politico recently reported that Hannity publicly agreed with Twitter user J.R. McClaren when he tweeted tat CNN, The New York Times, the Washington Post and other prominent news outlets shown to have colluded by @wikileaks should not be granted press credentials. Amen, Hannity responded. The tweet was reference WikiLeaks publication of hacked emails, showing controversial correspondence between the reporters and major players in the DNC and Hillary Clintons campaign. Hannity was one of few reporters to criticize the mainstream media throughout the election for their bias against Trump. Despite the backlash, Hannity recently doubled down on his claims, calling CNN media reporter Brian Stelter a [Fox News] stalker. Hannity also criticized Stelter for calling the election results a national emergency during a CNN segment. 