Trump Says Hannity Earns Over $100 Million
President Donald Trump made the claim about Fox News host Sean Hannity's income during a Fox and Friends appearance.
Updated on Nov. 3, 2026 in Celebrities
President Donald Trump said Sean Hannity earns over $100 million while appearing on Fox and Friends during an Election Day segment. Trump described Hannity as a professional talker and joked about how Hannity ends phone calls.
Why it matters
The remarks put a high-profile figure's personal income into public view on a national broadcast. The comments came from a sitting president discussing a prominent media personality who shares the network's airwaves.
The $100 million figure was stated by Trump as an on-air claim, while Forbes estimated Hannity's 2025 salary at tens of millions of dollars. Neither figure was tied to a published disclosure, and the basis for either estimate remains unexplained.
The players
Donald Trump
Donald Trump is the 47th President of the United States, a former television personality and real estate developer known for his frequent media appearances.
Sean Hannity
Sean Hannity is a longtime Fox News host known for his nightly political talk show and his conservative commentary.
Fox and Friends
Fox and Friends is a morning news program on the Fox News Channel that frequently features political figures and commentary.
The details
During a Tuesday appearance on Fox and Friends, Trump praised the morning show hosts as a great threesome and made the earnings claim while discussing Hannity. He also said Hannity gets off the phone by pretending to have a call with Xi Jinping, and noted that Ainsley Earhardt and Hannity were recently married.
Timeline
- Tuesday, November 3, 2026: Trump makes the remarks on Fox and Friends during an Election Day segment.
Industry Dynamics
Cable news personalities have long drawn public attention to their compensation, with Forbes regularly estimating television earners' pay each year. The president's assertion adds a far higher figure to that ongoing scrutiny of media salaries.
Viewers can watch Hannity's show and Fox and Friends on the Fox News Channel and its streaming platforms. The earnings claim does not change how or where audiences can access either program.
The takeaway
Presidential statements about private individuals' pay can quickly shape public perception of media figures' wealth. Readers weighing such claims should look for disclosed figures or published estimates from named sources before accepting a specific number.
Further reading
Explore more celebrity news coverage on the earnings and public lives of television personalities.
Source note: This article includes information reported by HuffPost.
