Sean Hannity backtracks after ‘surprise’ appearance at Trump rally

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After first claiming he would not be appearing on stage at a Donald Trump rally in Missouri, Sean Hannity has changed his tune.

• On Nov. 5, 2018, when the Trump campaign released announcement billing Hannity as a “special guest” at a rally in Missouri, Hannity tweeted this:

In spite of reports, I will be doing a live show from Cape Girardeau and interviewing President Trump before the rally. To be clear, I will not be on stage campaigning with the President. I am covering final rally for my show. Something I have done in every election in the past.

— Sean Hannity (@seanhannity) November 5, 2018

• As it turned out, however, Hannity did end up going on stage at the rally.
• However, now Hannity is backtracking with the explanation that the “request” was “NOT planned” and that he was “surprised” by it.

What I said in my tweet yesterday was 100% truthful. When the POTUS invited me on stage to give a few remarks last night, I was surprised, yet honored by the president’s request. This was NOT planned.

— Sean Hannity (@seanhannity) November 6, 2018

• Hannity did not explain, however, why he was listed as a planned guest in press materials issued by Trump and on the campaign’s website.
• Fox News has issued a weak response to the incident.
• At the top of his brief comments at the rally, Hannity also sparked controversy by referring to the media in the “back” as “fake news” — something he later backtracked on too.