Trump awkwardly praises Sean Hannity, Ainsley Earhardt relationship live onair Jay Stahl, USA TODAY August 20, 2025 at 12:05 AM President Donald Trump is praising lowkey Fox News power couple Sean Hannity and Ainsley Earhardt.
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Jay Stahl, USA TODAY August 20, 2025 at 12:05 AM
President Donald Trump is praising low-key Fox News power couple Sean Hannity and Ainsley Earhardt.
Trump took time to discuss Russian leader Vladimir Putin, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, his federal takeover of Washington D.C. with an increased police presence and more personal matters during an Aug. 19 appearance on the right-leaning cable network's morning program "Fox & Friends," which Earhardt cohosts.
"There's a guy named Sean Hannity. He might take a very lovely young lady that he knows very, very well to dinner in Washington and they don't have to – she's sitting right next to you by the way – I don't want to get him in trouble so I better explain exactly," Trump said. "We don't want any secrets here."
Fox News' Sean Hannity, Ainsley Earhardt got engaged over Christmas holiday
Trump continued, telling Earhardt and her cohost Lawrence Jones, as well as guest host Charlie Hurt, that "that's the greatest relationship," referring to the "Light Within Me" author, 48, and "Hannity" host, 63, who announced their engagement late last year.
In his live comments, Trump was seemingly saying that D.C. is now safer for the Fox stars to go on dates.
"I also am not breaking any news. This could be the most important thing I've said. But let me tell you, those are two great – Ainsley and Sean – great people. When they go out to dinner, I don't want to see them get mugged," Trump added. "Now they can go out (in D.C.), they can hold hands, they can walk down the street, they're both superstars."
After Trump said that he wants "to know who makes more money," Jones (who tried to interject multiple times) then changed the subject.
USA TODAY reached out to reps for Fox, Hannity and Earhardt for comment.
Sean Hannity and Ainsley Earhardt attend FOX Nation's 2024 Patriot Awards at Tilles Center for the Performing Arts on Dec. 5, 2024 in Greenvale, New York.
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The cable-TV anchors got engaged over the Christmas holiday, revealing the news to their employer in a Dec. 26 interview.
Hannity proposed to Earhardt at their home church, a reflection of the shared faith that brought the lovebirds together. The couple said that they received the blessing of their children, who "couldn't be happier" for them."We are overjoyed and so thankful to our families for all of their love and support during this wonderful time in our lives," the couple told Fox.
In a Dec. 27 Truth Social post, Trump congratulated the couple on the engagement: "Great news about Sean and Ainsley. They are officially engaged to be married! There are no finer people than these, and there will be no finer couple. Congratulations to both - A deal made in HEAVEN!!!"
Hannity was previously married to Jill Rhodes from 1993 to 2019, and has two children – a son and daughter – from the relationship. Earhardt was previously married to former Clemson University quarterback Will Proctor from 2012 to 2019, and they have one daughter. Earhardt's first marriage was to Kevin McKinney, from 2005 to 2009.
The couple said at the time that they "still get along well" with their previous spouses. "Everyone is supportive of each other," the duo told Fox News. "We actually made them aware this was happening ahead of time."
Contributing: Taijuan Moorman
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