“Sean’s a great friend. He’s done a lot to help us,” Tom Kilgannon, Freedom Alliance’s president, said Wednesday in a telephone interview. “He continues to talk to people about us, and help us, and send support our way. He’s a great friend.” He said Hannity receives no payments or other benefits from the group.

Kilgannon was asked: Was it Hannity who introduced the charity to Trump this year?

“I’m not sure who did. But whoever did, I’m grateful for them mentioning us,” Kilgannon said.

The Trump campaign has not yet responded to queries about whether Hannity was the one who recommended the group for a donation.