Sean Penn Appears on Fox News and MSNBC on Same Night to Sound Alarm on Ukraine

variety.com:

J. Kim Murphy Sean Penn spoke to cable viewers across the political spectrum on Tuesday night, appearing on both the right-leaning Fox News and left-leaning MSNBC within the span of two hours to discuss support for Ukraine amid the country’s invasion by Russian military forces.Penn began the evening with an in-person appearance on the N.Y.-based “Hannity,” engaging in a conversation with Fox News conservative commentator Sean Hannity.

Hannity began the segment by recounting how the comparatively liberal Penn decided to come onto the program.“I made the first phone call to you,” Hannity began. “Do you remember what you first said to me?”“I said ‘I don’t trust you,'” Penn responded. “But we have to get on with life… We all talk about how divisive things are, how divided things are here.

When you step into a country of incredible unity, you realize what we’ve all been missing. I don’t think I’ve got time to indulge my lack of trust, which becomes a petty thing.

These people are fighting for the dreams and aspirations of all of us Americans.” Penn went on to explain the documentary he was filming in Ukraine before the invasion began, and how his relationship with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy evolved as the conflict escalated.“In him, I saw something I’d never seen before,” Penn said. “It is clear to me that the Ukrainians will win this.