ESPN host Jemele Hill is in hot water after a series of tweets in which she called President Donald Trump a white supremacist Monday.In a long series of tweets, the SportsCenter anchor called the Commander in Chief "a white supremacist who has largely surrounded himself with other white supremacists." Hill added that if Trump weren't white, he never would have been elected, saying that he is unqualified and unfit to be President. After backlash from Trump supporters, ESPN issued a statement Tuesday saying Hill's remarks "do not represent the position of ESPN."Hill has been with ESPN since 2006 and has co-hosted the 6 p.m. broadcast of SportsCenter alongside Michael Smith since February. It's not the first time Hill has been in trouble with the network. In an editorial she wrote in 2008, Hill said that rooting for the NBA's Boston Celtics was like saying Adolf Hitler was a victim. Hill was suspended for those remarks.In 2009, Hill also said University of Kentucky basketball fans would be satisfied if Charles Manson was the team's head coach as long as they won. Hill was forced to apologize for that statement.
ESPN host Jemele Hill is in hot water after a series of tweets in which she called President Donald Trump a white supremacist Monday.
In a long series of tweets, the SportsCenter anchor called the Commander in Chief "a white supremacist who has largely surrounded himself with other white supremacists."
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Hill added that if Trump weren't white, he never would have been elected, saying that he is unqualified and unfit to be President.
After backlash from Trump supporters, ESPN issued a statement Tuesday saying Hill's remarks "do not represent the position of ESPN."
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You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site.
Hill has been with ESPN since 2006 and has co-hosted the 6 p.m. broadcast of SportsCenter alongside Michael Smith since February.
It's not the first time Hill has been in trouble with the network. In an editorial she wrote in 2008, Hill said that rooting for the NBA's Boston Celtics was like saying Adolf Hitler was a victim. Hill was suspended for those remarks.
In 2009, Hill also said University of Kentucky basketball fans would be satisfied if Charles Manson was the team's head coach as long as they won. Hill was forced to apologize for that statement.
