Sean Hannity Says Newsom "Doesn't Work" In New Remarks

Sean Hannity said he is not worried about Gavin Newsom and said, "He doesn't work." The remarks widen a split between the host and the California governor as Newsom keeps criticizing him by name on his podcast and social media.

Hannity, who joined in 1996 and has spent 30 years in conservative media, said Newsom is "a full-time Trump stalker" and "a half-time Hannity stalker." He also said, "He's a world traveler. He's in Davos. He's in Munich. He's here, there, everywhere."

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Hannity said Newsom's odds are diminishing because Newsom has done "such a poor job in California." He pointed to California's fourth largest economy, its largest income tax, gas tax and sales tax, and said the state is still running a multibillion dollar deficit.

He also said California is a sanctuary state and said it has the worst poverty rate and the worst homeless rate. Hannity did not tie those claims to any new policy announcement; he used them to argue that Newsom does not "show up" and does not work.

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The comments come from a host whose show averages about 3 million viewers a night and who is the longest-running prime-time host in cable news. Hannity said he is grateful for what he does at Fox, even as he said he is no longer friends with Newsom.

Hannity also said he is not in touch with two other former Fox colleagues, Tucker Carlson and Megyn Kelly. He said, "I don't. I'm just not in touch with them," and added that he never had any problems with them when they were at Fox.

In March, Hannity launched a twice-weekly podcast called "Hang Out with Sean Hannity," with early guests including Stephen A. Smith, Democratic Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman and Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. The podcast gives him another platform while his public criticism of Newsom continues in the open.

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That new project sits alongside his long-running television show and gives him another place to reach listeners outside his nightly Fox audience. For readers following the feud, the practical point is that Hannity is not stepping back from Newsom; he is adding more outlets to keep pressing the same criticism.