Trump Picks On Jemele Hill After She Suggested Cowboys Advertiser Boycott

President Donald Trump pauses as he answers a question from the media as he arrives at the White House, Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017, in Washington. Trump is returning from Florida after viewing damage from Hurricane Irma. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
President Donald Trump pauses as he answers a question from the media as he arrives at the White House, Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017, in Washington. Trump is returning from Florida after viewing damage from Hurricane Irm... President Donald Trump pauses as he answers a question from the media as he arrives at the White House, Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017, in Washington. Trump is returning from Florida after viewing damage from Hurricane Irma. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) MORE LESS
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President Donald Trump attacked ESPN anchor Jemele Hill Tuesday, one day after the network suspended Hill for two weeks for tweets regarding the movement by some NFL players to kneel during the national anthem to protest police brutality.

On Sunday, Hill said Dallas Cowboy’s owner Jerry Jones’ threat to bench players who disrespected the American flag “has created a problem for his players.” She also said fans could protest Jones’ threat by boycotting his advertisers.

The White House has picked on Hill before.

After she was previously disciplined by ESPN for calling Trump a white supremacist, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders called the commenta fireable offense by ESPN.”

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  1. Avatar for j.dave j.dave says:

    Fucking Moron is in full meltdown.

    Will this be the day he finally tracks down the strawberries?

  2. Doesn’t he have a day job?

  3. Avatar for erik_t erik_t says:

    I find Jemele Hill’s sports broadcasting personality to be generally that of a noxious shock jock (jockette?), but if she wants to leverage that persona to burn down Trump’s white house and keep him distracted from nuking North Korea, more power to her.

  4. If you can’t deflect the man, at least deflect the orifice.

  5. He’s the President of his Base.

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