Sean Hannity

And then fast forward to when he's thinking about running for president, we had a conversation privately about it. And I said, I'll never support you. If you're not going to govern as a conservative, you will never get my support. And that led to a series of meetings, late night conversations. I mean, deep into the night, 3 o'clock in the morning. And we're on the phone.

And he's saying, well, why doesn't Iraq pay for our liberation of Iraq? Why don't they pay us back in oil? And I'm like, why didn't I think of that? Smart idea. We're going to risk American treasure. Why shouldn't we? And I went out pretty early for him. And, oh, my God, I got the crap kicked out of me.

And he's saying, well, why doesn't Iraq pay for our liberation of Iraq? Why don't they pay us back in oil? And I'm like, why didn't I think of that? Smart idea. We're going to risk American treasure. Why shouldn't we? And I went out pretty early for him. And, oh, my God, I got the crap kicked out of me.

And he's saying, well, why doesn't Iraq pay for our liberation of Iraq? Why don't they pay us back in oil? And I'm like, why didn't I think of that? Smart idea. We're going to risk American treasure. Why shouldn't we? And I went out pretty early for him. And, oh, my God, I got the crap kicked out of me.

Glenn Beck, Ben Shapiro, they probably spent two years on the air every day saying that I sold out, that I'm not a conservative. Wow. And meanwhile, I did my own vetting of Trump. And it was because of those conversations, I really believed in him.

Glenn Beck, Ben Shapiro, they probably spent two years on the air every day saying that I sold out, that I'm not a conservative. Wow. And meanwhile, I did my own vetting of Trump. And it was because of those conversations, I really believed in him.

Glenn Beck, Ben Shapiro, they probably spent two years on the air every day saying that I sold out, that I'm not a conservative. Wow. And meanwhile, I did my own vetting of Trump. And it was because of those conversations, I really believed in him.

Pretty much right out of the... I was interested in Ted Cruz a little because I liked Ted. I still like Ted. He's a personal friend of mine. But I felt Trump could win. I just saw in him an ability that he could break through. And he was iconoclastic. And just different.

Pretty much right out of the... I was interested in Ted Cruz a little because I liked Ted. I still like Ted. He's a personal friend of mine. But I felt Trump could win. I just saw in him an ability that he could break through. And he was iconoclastic. And just different.

Pretty much right out of the... I was interested in Ted Cruz a little because I liked Ted. I still like Ted. He's a personal friend of mine. But I felt Trump could win. I just saw in him an ability that he could break through. And he was iconoclastic. And just different.

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but that's who he is he's just you know he is he's a fierce competitor the guy that got up and said fight fight fight after he got shot that's the guy i know because in his head he was thinking no way i'm gonna look weak i'm getting up yeah that day was a tough day when i saw the blood on his face i thought they killed him how did you hear about it at first i didn't hear i was watching it live

but that's who he is he's just you know he is he's a fierce competitor the guy that got up and said fight fight fight after he got shot that's the guy i know because in his head he was thinking no way i'm gonna look weak i'm getting up yeah that day was a tough day when i saw the blood on his face i thought they killed him how did you hear about it at first i didn't hear i was watching it live

but that's who he is he's just you know he is he's a fierce competitor the guy that got up and said fight fight fight after he got shot that's the guy i know because in his head he was thinking no way i'm gonna look weak i'm getting up yeah that day was a tough day when i saw the blood on his face i thought they killed him how did you hear about it at first i didn't hear i was watching it live

Oh, wow. I watched the whole thing live and I started to get emotional because when he stood up and I saw the blood, I thought he might drop. I thought he might have been hit in the head. I'm literally feverishly calling everybody that I know that's around him. Is he okay? Is he okay? Is he okay? And in a pretty short period of time, I got back, he's okay.

Oh, wow. I watched the whole thing live and I started to get emotional because when he stood up and I saw the blood, I thought he might drop. I thought he might have been hit in the head. I'm literally feverishly calling everybody that I know that's around him. Is he okay? Is he okay? Is he okay? And in a pretty short period of time, I got back, he's okay.

Oh, wow. I watched the whole thing live and I started to get emotional because when he stood up and I saw the blood, I thought he might drop. I thought he might have been hit in the head. I'm literally feverishly calling everybody that I know that's around him. Is he okay? Is he okay? Is he okay? And in a pretty short period of time, I got back, he's okay.

You know, and they only got his ear one millimeter and this guy's dead.