Sarah Huckabee Sanders wants Jemele Hill fired for saying what many Americans believe to be the truth.
ICYMI over the weekend, the ESPN anchor fired off a series of tweets calling Donald Trump a “white supremacist” who is the “most ignorant, offensive president of my lifetime.” Pretty accurate, TBH.
Take a look (below):
Donald Trump is a white supremacist who has largely surrounded himself w/ other white supremacists.
— 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
The height of white privilege is being able to ├ó┼ô┼Æ├░┼╕┬Å┬╛ignore├ó┼ô┼Æ├░┼╕┬Å┬╛his white supremacy, because it’s of no threat to you. Well, it’s a threat to me.
— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) September 11, 2017
Where is the lie?
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Anyway, the company later released a statement saying:
“The comments on Twitter from Jemele Hill regarding the president do not represent the position of ESPN. We have addressed this with Jemele and she recognizes her actions were inappropriate.”
Then, on Wednesday, the White House press secretary called for Hill’s firing from the sports network, saying:
“That is one of the more outrageous comments that anybody could make and certainly is something that is a fireable offense by ESPN.”
Is it really that outrageous though? When commenting on Charlottesville, the man said there were “fine people” on both sides — one of those sides had Nazi flags. Come on.
It didn’t take long before the Internet rallied behind the sports journalist — ch-ch-check out the best reactions (below)!
Do not silence @jemelehill.
— Questlove Gomez (@questlove) September 13, 2017
Me trying to understand the problem with Jemele Hill’s tweet pic.twitter.com/mvOpcNpyLx
— Black Girl Nerds (@BlackGirlNerds) September 13, 2017
The White House dragged they feet Condemning white supremacists but wasted no time calling for Jemele hill to be fired fucking outta here
— brandon humble (@playb0y52) September 13, 2017
Jemele Hill told the truth. Protect her at all costs.
— Olivia A. Cole (@RantingOwl) September 13, 2017
White House targeting Jemele Hill is a direct violation of her 1st Amendment constitutional rights. Also a violation of her human rights.
— Tia Oso (@Tia_Oso) September 13, 2017
It’s interesting SarahHuckSanders went after ESPN anchor Jemele Hill but not Miss Texas.
I wonder what the difference is?
🤔
— emptywheel (@emptywheel) September 13, 2017
I demand ESPN gives her a raise. https://t.co/uHVmhwXv8y
— Michael Ian Black (@michaelianblack) September 13, 2017
@espn don’t you dare
— Tyler Oakley (@tyleroakley) September 13, 2017
What do U think about all of this?? SOUND OFF in the comments (below)!
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