Hannity Sent Texts Warning Trump That Capitol Riot Was Helping CNN's Ratings

[Zorro]

WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report) - The Fox News host Sean Hannity sent a series of urgent texts on January 6, 2021, warning Donald J. Trump that the attack on the U.S. Capitol was boosting CNN’s ratings.

In the texts, released by the House select committee investigating the attack, Hannity described a doomsday scenario in which the insurrection helped lift CNN over Fox in the cable news ratings contest.

“CNN will get better numbers out of this than we will,” Hannity warned Trump. “A lot of our viewers can’t watch because they’re busy rioting.”

The texts showed Hannity pleading with Trump to beseech the rioters to prevent CNN from reaping ratings gold.

“You and I are on the same page as far as undermining democracy goes, but we need to think big picture here,” Hannity wrote.

https://www.newyorker.com/humor/borowitz-report/hannity-sent-texts-warning-trump-that-capitol-riot-was-helping-cnns-ratings

[LetMyPeopleVote]

1. I love good satire

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[Cha]

2. Jealous Sniveling hannity..

Asshole extraordinaire

[tanyev]

3. I know it's satire, but honestly, that argument would probably have been more successful

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with the Sociopath in Chief than telling him people were getting hurt and the Capitol was being damaged.

[3catwoman3]

8. No probably about it.

That absolutely would have resonated with TFG.

[Nictuku]

4. Hard to tell these days what is satire or not.

Once I saw Borowitz Report, I realized it was satire. But when I read the subject, I could easily believe it.

[NNadir]

5. The wit of Borowitz is a national treasure.

[James48]

6. Dang!!

I read that three times before I caught the Borowitcz report tag. Dang! It’s sooo hard to tell what is real, and what is satire anymore.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

7. I thought it was going to be a misinterpretation; was better! Borowitz read Hannity's mind! . . . nt