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Siri Outs Lindsey Graham’s Call to Sean Hannity on the Senate Floor

The senator said he was lining up a Fox News appearance during a nearly monthlong shutdown that has increased on-air bookings.

Overview

  • Punchbowl News reporter Andrew Desiderio posted that Graham whispered into his phone before Siri loudly announced, "Calling Sean Hannity mobile."
  • Graham told People he was booking a spot on Hannity's show that night and responded with a light joke about the voice assistant.
  • The moment unfolded with the government shut down since Oct. 1 and negotiations to restore funding still stalled.
  • Lawmakers are considering narrow "rifle-shot" measures to sustain critical needs such as military pay and SNAP benefits.
  • Replies to the viral post featured ridicule and partisan jabs over a senator arranging a cable-news appearance from the chamber.