ESPN Condemned Jemele Hill’s Trump Comments. These People Are Standing With Her.
Athletes and journalists took to Twitter to express their solidarity with Hill.
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ESPN may have apologized for SportsCenter co-anchor Jemele Hill’s comments on President Trump, but these people are standing with her.
On Monday, Hill tweeted: “Donald Trump is a white supremacist who has largely surrounded himself w/ [sic] other white supremacists.”
In response to the tweet, ESPN felt compelled to release a statement: “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.”
Athletes and members of the media were far from pleased with ESPN’s reaction.
We are with you @jemelehill ✊🏾
— Colin Kaepernick (@Kaepernick7) September 13, 2017
How you more offended by @jemelehill's tweets than you are Trump's rhetoric that caused the tweets?
— Charlamagne Tha God (@cthagod) September 13, 2017
As @ESPNPR throws a Black Woman under the bus for calling the president a white supremacist.... https://t.co/r6mjqOBJ4O
— Daniel José Older (@djolder) September 13, 2017
The support for @jemelehill through this is real & necessary. Period.
— Ry (@JustRyCole) September 13, 2017
Y'all mad at @jemelehill but white supremacist think trump is a white supremacist...... I'm just saying 🤷🏾♂️
— Terrance Knighton (@MisterRoast98) September 13, 2017
I'm glad to see Black men and White folks standing up for Jemele Hill. It should always be this way. Keep going!
— Jamilah Lemieux (@JamilahLemieux) September 13, 2017
espn threw jemele hill under the bus in order to appease the same pigs who bombard her with racism and sexism all day every single day
— Greg Howard (@greghoward88) September 12, 2017
Is there really not a single person at ESPN with enough guts to publicly take Jemele Hill's side as management tries to muzzle her?
— Michael David Smith (@MichaelDavSmith) September 13, 2017
.@espn has reprimanded @jemelehill for calling Trump a white supremacist but has re-hired HankWilliamsJr. who compared Obama to Hitler.
— Pete Dominick (@PeteDominick) September 13, 2017
Jemele Hill has always been a role model to me. Her authenticity in the face of hostility is inspiring. Her professionalism is the standard.
— Jane McManus (@janesports) September 13, 2017
I'm on Team @jemelehill...
— Reggie Miller (@ReggieMillerTNT) September 13, 2017
As an actor who plays a journalist who speaks the needed truth, I couldn't be more proud of my friend @jemelehill #BeingMaryJane is real
— Gabrielle Union (@itsgabrielleu) September 13, 2017
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