Sean Hannity, the anchor of Fox News, declared legacy media to be "dead" on Tuesday night, as former President Donald Trump appeared to be on the brink of being reelected.

Hannity started by saying, "The New York Times has it massively to Donald Trump." He went on to say that the Times' winner prediction needle had swung over 80 percent in Trump's favor, as Mediaite reported.

“So we’re really sitting here and I think we got to take pause. There is a very strong possibility he will be elected the 47th president of the United States. If these numbers if these predictions end up being true. I don’t want to get over our skis. We want to be careful. We want to be prudent,”

Key Points of Contention

Hannity began, adding his frustration over what he described as a lack of scrutiny toward Harris as a prominent figure and, at the time, possible next president.

Hannity said he felt that despite the intense criticism directed at her opponent, Harris had obviously experienced favoritism and faced limited tough questioning on key issues.

He listed several points he felt were overlooked, such as her reluctance to use the phrase "radical Islamic terrorism," support for a bail fund amid 2024's summer riots.

Additionally, he voiced concern about her backing of the Green New Deal, endorsement of Medicare for All, and supporting taxpayer-funded gender-affirming surgeries for undocumented immigrants.

Lost Relevance

Hannity contended that legacy media’s failure to address these positions has damaged its credibility, asserting that traditional media has "lost its relevance" in American politics.

"What will this say, Brit?" Hannity said, addressing his co-host, Brit Hume. "Well, Brit. About legacy media in America. It’s dead."

Hume replied to Hannity, saying “Well, it’s the decline of its influence has been evident for years. This is proof of it.

"In some respects, I think that the behavior of the legacy media backfired against the candidate they were supporting because it was so over-the-top. Same with the prosecution. The same thing happened in print."

Another Perspective

As former senator Claire McCaskill bemoaned on Morning Joe, on MSNBC, "I think we have to acknowledge that Donald Trump knows our country better than we do," in line with this sentiment.”

In fact, everywhere you look, there are huge red warning signs for established media. Nielsen found that the average number of people watching broadcast and cable news stations dropped sharply. The numbers were 42.3 million, down from almost 57 million four years ago, and they were the lowest in decades. On election night, CNN's numbers fell below MSNBC for the first time since the channel's launch almost 30 years ago. This was the biggest drop.