Who Is Sean Hannity's Wife? 5 Fast Facts About Jill Rhodes
Fox News host Sean Hannity interviewed Donald Trump Jr. on Tuesday night after the president's son came under fire over his meeting with a Russian lawyer during the 2016 presidential campaign. Trump Jr. on Tuesday released the transcript of his email discussion with the Russian government on Twitter, stating he met with the Kremlin-connected lawyer, who was expected to provide him with details about former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton that could help prevent her from winning the presidency in 2016.
The emails mentioned June 9, 2016, meeting between the Russian lawyer named Natalia Veselnitskaya, Trump Jr., Jared Kushner and Paul Manafort. On Tuesday, Trump Jr. defended his actions saying he wanted to hear what the Russian lawyer had to say about Clinton.
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"Maybe this is something," Trump Jr. said of his thinking leading up to the meeting. "I should hear them out. ... This was again just basic information that was going to be possibly there. ... I wanted to hear them out and play it out," he said.
While all the focus was on Trump Jr. on Tuesday, Hannity too came into the spotlight for his sit down with the 39-year-old. Hannity, who hosts "The Sean Hannity Show" on Fox News Channel, is married to Jill Rhodes. Here are some quick facts about Hannity's wife.
1. Jill Rhodes is a Native American and has been married to Hannity since 1993. The couple dated for a year before getting married. They have two children together — Patrick and Merri Kelly. The family lives in New York City, where Rhodes worked as a book editor in Manhattan.
2. Hannity met Rhodes in Alabama, where he was working an event for WVNN, according to People magazine. Rhodes is a graduate in journalism from the University of Alabama and has worked as a political columnist for the Huntsville Times.
3. In an interview with People, Rhodes said about Hannity: “I looked at his face and I said, ‘That is the man I’m going to marry.’”
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4. In 2002, Hannity dedicated his book "Let Freedom Ring: Winning the War of Liberty over Liberalism" to his wife.
“The most important acknowledgment I make is to my family – my wife, Jill and my two children, Patrick and Kelly, to whom I dedicate this book. They are the ones who put up with the long work hours I needed to invest in this project. They are the ones who make it worth doing – and who make my life complete and happy on more levels than I can explain. I am blessed to have them in my life,” he said at the time," Hannity said.
5. Hannity caused a bit of a controversy in 2013 when he admitted to a caller on his radio show that he thought about other women other than his wife. “You can’t help notice attractive people! And if you say you can, you’re full of it!” he said.
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