ESPN has seen its fair share of political controversy lately, including the removal of college football play by play announcer Robert Lee from a game because he shares a name with the Confederate general.
The network has encouraged their personalities to be political in their commentary, and Jemele Hill, who is a co-host of the 6pm SportsCenter, appears to have taken this encouragement to heart when she called President Donald Trump “a white supremacist” Monday night during a Twitter rant.
ESPN recently fired 100 employees due, in part, to sinking ratings some attribute to the creeping politics from their personalities. This latest event, documented below, likely won’t help that trend.
Donald Trump is a white supremacist who has largely surrounded himself w/ other white supremacists.
— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) September 11, 2017
The height of white privilege is being able to ignore his white supremacy, because it’s of no threat to you. Well, it’s a threat to me.
— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) September 11, 2017
Trump is the most ignorant, offensive president of my lifetime. His rise is a direct result of white supremacy. Period.
— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) September 11, 2017
He has surrounded himself with white supremacists — no they are not “alt right” — and you want me to believe he isn’t a white supremacist?
— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) September 11, 2017
No the media doesn’t make it a threat. It IS a threat. He has empowered white supremacists (see: Charlottesville).
— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) September 12, 2017
How is it a “false narrative?” Did he hire and court white supremacists? Answer: YES
— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) September 12, 2017
You just don’t want to believe it because it’s too unpleasant. But that doesn’t change the facts.
— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) September 12, 2017
He is unqualified and unfit to be president. He is not a leader. And if he were not white, he never would have been elected
— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) September 12, 2017
Donald Trump is a bigot. Glad you could live with voting for him. I couldn’t, because I cared about more than just myself
— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) September 12, 2017
I hate a lot of things but not enough to jeopardize my fellow citizens with an unfit, bigoted, incompetent moron. But hey, that’s just me.
— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) September 12, 2017
And it’s funny how you cling to Benghazi but I bet you didn’t give one thought to what Trump said about the Central Park 5
— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) September 12, 2017
You yell about Benghazi but I bet you didn’t care at all about him having to settle the largest racial housing discrimination case in NYC
— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) September 12, 2017
Hill’s rant was met with much criticism.
ESPN employing you and allowing you to call the president a white supremacist certifies they care more about politics than sports
— John Barron (@Jimbean87055631) September 12, 2017
Apparently at ESPN you can just ramble false bullshit without having to acually back it up. #staywoke
— Zac (@_Zallen_) September 12, 2017
You don’t have one shred of evidence of this. You are simply echoing what ESPN & the left wing media thinks.
— Chase Osborn (@ChaseOsborn) September 12, 2017
Just continue to watch your ratings drop.
— John Miller (@MillerJohnP) September 12, 2017
Live look at #SC6 ratings pic.twitter.com/Mmd7DtxiGX
— G92 (@BrandynGraff) September 12, 2017
— Weber_7 (@Weber_7) September 12, 2017
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