Fox News host Sean Hannity said early Monday that "there's not going to be any firing of [Robert] Mueller" while recommending that it would be in the president's best interest "not to comment" on the special counsel's investigation into Russian meddling in the presidential election.

“What do you make of Robert Mueller Robert (Bob) MuellerCNN's Toobin warns McCabe is in 'perilous condition' with emboldened Trump CNN anchor rips Trump over Stone while evoking Clinton-Lynch tarmac meeting The Hill's 12:30 Report: New Hampshire fallout MORE and the suggestion that the president is about to fire him?” "Fox & Friends" host Steve Doocy asked Hannity, an openly staunch supporter of President 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 who rarely appears on the network's morning program. “You don’t think that’s a good idea, do you?”

"The president didn't say he was going to fire him. This is the fake news media doing what they do best," Hannity replied. "The president made a comment, and maybe if I was advising the president I’d say, 'Let this investigation go forward. We’re probably coming to the end of it, if I had to render a guess. And it would be in his best interest probably not to comment.”

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"All the president was saying was, 'This [special counsel investigation] should never have been. This never should have happened,' " Hannity continued before concluding, "I would argue we’re getting to the end of the process. There’s not going to be any firing of Mueller.”

The president appeared to have enjoyed Hannity's appearance on the program, which he has praised frequently since taking office.

"@seanhannity on @foxandfriends now! Great! 8:18 A.M," Trump tweeted to his 49.2 million followers.

The White House late Sunday moved to tamp down speculation that Trump was considering firing Mueller after the president spent the weekend lambasting the federal probe into alleged ties between the Trump campaign and Russia.

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In a tweet early Monday, Trump unloaded on the special counsel’s investigation, calling it a “witch hunt” filled with “massive conflicts of interest.”

Hannity said in January that the "witch hunt" against Trump was over as a memo written by House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes Devin Gerald NunesSunday shows preview: Justice Ginsburg dies, sparking partisan battle over vacancy before election Sunday shows preview: With less than two months to go, race for the White House heats up Sunday shows preview: Republicans gear up for national convention, USPS debate continues in Washington MORE’s (R-Calif.) staffers alleging surveillance abuses circulated among lawmakers

"I have a message tonight for the special counsel, Robert Mueller," Hannity said in his opening monologue of his primetime program, "Your witch hunt is now over. Time to close the doors."