Hannity mocked after leaked texts suggest he took orders from Trump’s White House

Fox News host Sean Hannity has come under fire for a text message exchange with Mark Meadows that appear to show him taking orders from the Trump administration official during the 2020 presidential elections.

The text exchange, sourced from the House committee investigating the Capitol riot, showed Hannity had asked former president Donald Trump’s chief of staff if some places needed a boost for voter turnout on the afternoon of election day on 3 November 2020.

He had asked the White House official: “Hey, NC [North Carolina] gonna be ok?”

Hannity was told by Mr Meadows to “stress every vote matters” and “get out and vote” in the text exchange, as reported by CNN.