ESPN's Jemele Hill Calls Trump 'White Supremacist,' Network Releases Statement
DETROIT (WWJ) - In a twitter storm that began with a comment about Kid Rock pandering to racists -- ESPN's Jemele Hill went deep into hot water politics.
He loves black people so much that he pandered to racists by using a flag that unquestionably stands for dehumanizing black people. https://t.co/ukbl3RodoP
— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) September 11, 2017
Calling President Trump a "white supremacist," Hill, who is the co-host of the 6 p.m. edition of the SportsCenter, had ESPN executives scrambling to address the calls for her firing.
In a twitter reply Hill tweeted "Donald Trump is a white supremacist who has largely surrounded himself w/ other white supremacists."
The post garnered about 2,500 retweets and almost 2,000 comments -- both in support of her statement and against.
ESPN released a statement about Hill's tweets saying that they do not represent the position of ESPN:
ESPN Statement on Jemele Hill: pic.twitter.com/3kfexjx9zQ
— ESPN PR (@ESPNPR) September 12, 2017