Roger Stone claims Sean Hannity made 'insane effort' to be White House chief of staff

President Donald Trump's former campaign adviser, Roger Stone, claims he "had to kill" an "insane effort" by Fox News host Sean Hannity to become White House chief of staff. "Sean Hannity and his lackey Bill Shine blocked me from Fox because I blocked Sean's insane effort to become @realDonaldTrump [White House chief of staff]," Stone tweeted May 2.

Shine resigned from Fox News as its co-president on May 1 amid criticism of his handling of sexual harassment claims. Hannity quickly responded to Stone, denying he ever asked for consideration for the job, which was awarded to former Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus. "Roger, with all due respect, I NEVER EVER ASKED to be considered for any WH job, nor would I ever have accepted, nor is that my skill set," Hannity tweeted.