Advertisers dropping from Fox News host Sean Hannity’s program are coming under criticism from Media Research Center President, Brent Bozell, who said the effort is about silencing non-liberal media voices.
“The attack on Sean Hannity is a part of the liberal strategy to re-establish their monopoly over television news,” Bozell said in a statement Thursday.
“They want only one voice on the air: their own. All others must be silenced.”
“We now see elements of corporate America joining in the liberal cause and advancing the liberal strategy. These corporations are not serving the interests of their customers,” Bozell said.
Hannity’s discussion of theories surrounding the death of Democratic National Committee staffer Seth Rich has caused several advertisers to drop their support of the program.
“Sponsoring a free, meaningful dialogue based on mutual respect reflects what happens among consumers in everyday life. When corporations withdraw from that debate, it does not serve the interests of their country, it merely makes them servants of the politically correct,” Bozell said.
Bozell singled out finacial services company USAA, which specializes in serving military members, for dropping advertisements from the program.
“It is especially disappointing that an upstanding company like USAA would so easily succumb to the pressure of left-wing extremists,” Bozell said. “For decades, Sean Hannity has been a fierce supporter of the military at every turn. And this is how you treat him?”
“We have remained silent for far too long. A bridge has been crossed. Stay tuned,” Bozell concluded.
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