The DNA testing service 23andMe and Nature’s Bounty say they are also pulling out from the Fox News program after pressure from Media Matters
Sean Hannity has now lost a total of 11 corporate sponsors since his Thursday segment questioning the motives of women who have accused men like Alabama senate candidate Roy Moore of sexual misconduct.
Monday, Hebrew National, Volvo, Hubble Contacts and Reddi Wip joined the DNA testing service 23andMe and Nature’s Bounty, who said they were withdrawing ads from Hannity’s primetime Fox News show, in addition to the previously announced moves by Keurig, Realtor.com, and the plus-size fashion label Eloquii. Meanwhile, two other advertisers, HelloFresh and TripAdvisor, clarified that any ads that run during his show were done in “error.”
Another one-time Hannity advertiser, E-Trade, also issued a statement insisting that it has not run ads on the show in months.
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Hi Ali – We removed Hannity from our advertising plans. We will be sure to provide your feedback with our team. Our advertising is not intended to be an endorsement of or sponsorship of any particular program. Thank you.
— Hebrew National (@HebrewNational) November 13,2017
We have spoken with our media agency and have advised them to cease advertising on the show.
— Volvo Car USA (@VolvoCarUSA) November 13,2017
Hi – We removed Hannity from our advertising plans. We will share your feedback with our team. Thank you.
— Reddi Wip (@RealReddiWip) November 13,2017
Spread the word! Confirmed: @hubblecontacts (which was actually one of Hannity’s most frequent advertisers) says that they have “no future plans to advertise on Hannity.”
— Angelo Carusone (@GoAngelo) November 13,2017
Another. @HelloFresh suggests any ads that ran on Hannity’s show were run in error. They are working with media buyer to rectify. Excellent work all and kudos to @JordanUhl. Onward! pic.twitter.com/NClbZUyjRO
— Angelo Carusone (@GoAngelo) November 13,2017
Confirmed: @TripAdvisor says any ads that ran on Hannity’s show were run in error and that it’s being addressed. Accordingly, I’m scratching them off the Hannity list since ads shouldn’t run there anymore. https://t.co/t8qlloynzQ
— Angelo Carusone (@GoAngelo) November 13,2017
We’ve received inquiries RE: advertising on Hannity. We are not running TV advertising on Hannity. We continue to closely evaluate where we advertise.
— 23andMe (@23andMe) November 10,2017
Hello. We can confirm that we do not have advertisements running on this program.
— Nature’s Bounty (@NaturesBounty) November 11,2017
Hello, we have not ran advertising on this program for months and have no plans to do so in the future.
— E*TRADE (@etrade) November 10,2017
Keurig, Realtor.com, and Eloquii dumped the program over the weekend, as TheWrap previously reported.
The move to pressure advertisers to drop Hannity is a favored tactic of Media Matters for America president Angelo Carusone, who had been leading a very public campaign on Twitter to advance his cause.
Angelo, thank you for your concern and for bringing this to our attention. We worked with our media partner and FOX news to stop our ad from airing during the Sean Hannity Show.
— Keurig (@Keurig) November 11,2017
Good evening @McDonalds. Are you aware your ads are currently running during Sean Hannity’s show? Hannity attacks women that speak out and has defended sexually preying on children. Many companies already removed ads. Were yours run in error?
— Angelo Carusone (@GoAngelo) November 13,2017
Good evening @SHRM (Society for Human Resources Management). You are currently one of Sean Hannity’s most active sponsors. Hannity has repeatedly attacked women that speak out about sexual abuse and harassment. Many companies already removed ads. Please reconsider. cc @SHRMPress
— Angelo Carusone (@GoAngelo) November 13,2017
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Carusone launched a similar effort in May after Hannity repeatedly inflamed rumors about the unsolved 2016 murder of Democratic National Committee staffer Seth Rich.
Fox News and Carusone did not immediately respond to request for comment on Monday.
Hannity fans however have not taken the news lying down, launching their own campaign to boycott Keurig.
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The Fox News host cheered them on Sunday night, retweeting news of people smashing their Keurig machines and promoting his own giveaway of coffee makers.
I am humbled and speechless and frankly laughing my ass off. I love all my deplorable friends. Thank you and Game on!!
— Sean Hannity (@seanhannity) November 13,2017
These videos are hilarious!! https://t.co/pwCGhrJtbr
— Sean Hannity (@seanhannity) November 13,2017
Deplorable friends, I am buying 500 coffee makers tomorrow to give away!! Details on radio and TV. Hint; best videos!!
— Sean Hannity (@seanhannity) November 13,2017
13 Times Fox News Hosts Criticized Donald Trump (Photos)
It’s been known for a long time that Donald Trump is a fan of Fox News. And, in turn, the conservative network is a fan of his, often running positive stories about the administration that Trump then uses to fuel his Twitter feed. But Fox News isn’t always on board the Trump Train. Here are 11 times Fox News gave Trump the business.
Megyn Kelly calls Trump out on women Trump famously feuded former anchor Kelly after she asked him a tough question at a Republican primary debate about derogatory statements he’s made about women. Trump took it personally, judging by his response on Twitter and in interviews. He later famously said Kelly must have had “blood coming out of her wherever” regarding the question. Watch the debate question here.
Kelly to Trump: “Facts matter” Trump kept hammering at Kelly on Twitter and elsewhere. When he called her out for not using the IBT poll when he was leading the Republican primary field, Kelly rebuked him with a tweet showing she did use the poll. “Facts matter,” she wrote.
Fox mocks Trump with statement on debate skipping poll After polled his Twitter followers to see if he should drop out of a Fox-hosted Republican primary debate, Fox responded artfully with a sarcastic statement that it had learned from “secret” sources Trump might be treated unfairly as president by foreign leaders.
Bill O’Reilly calls out Trump’s tweet with totally wrong stats “The O’Reilly Factor” grilled Trump in a Nov. 2015 interview about his tweet that erroneously said black people killed whites at a rate of 81 percent, while whites kill blacks at a rate of 15 percent. O’Reilly told Trump, “You shouldn’t tweet.” Trump did not take that advice.
Shepard Smith backs CNN on Russia reporting Anchor Shep Smith was on Team CNN after Trump’s January press conference, in which he refused to take a question from CNN’s Jim Acosta, saying, “You’re fake news.” Smith said, “neither they (CNN) nor any other journalists should be subjected to belittling or delegitimizing by the president-elect of the United States.” Watch it here .
Chris Wallace bucks Trump calling media “enemy of the public” After his press conference in January 2017, Trump continued his attack on media he doesn’t like on Twitter.
