The New York Times’s Jim Rutenberg reported Sunday that Fox News personality Sean Hannity has “for months peppered” Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump Donald John TrumpBiden leads Trump by 36 points nationally among Latinos: poll Trump dismisses climate change role in fires, says Newsom needs to manage forest better Jimmy Kimmel hits Trump for rallies while hosting Emmy Awards MORE, his family and his advisers “with suggestions on strategy and messaging.”

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While Hannity dismissed speculation that he wants a role in a possible Trump administration, he did not deny offering advice to the GOP nominee.

“Do I talk to my friend who I’ve known for years and speak my mind? I can’t not speak my mind,’’ he told Rutenberg.

“I’m not hiding the fact that I want Donald Trump to be the next president of the United States,” he said, adding, “I never claimed to be a journalist.”