ESPN personality and co host of "SC:6," Jemele Hill, posted a series of anti-Trump messages on Twitter earlier this week, in which she called out President Trump for being a white supremacist who is unqualified and unfit to be president, and labeled him "the most ignorant, offensive president of my lifetime."
Hill's twitter mentions have not stopped ever since her comments about Trump on Monday night, including messages from Trump supporters who have called on ESPN to fire her.
Last night, ESPN issued an apology which read,
"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."
While Jemele Hill received plenty of backlash for her anti-Trump opinion, she was also praised for speaking out.
Free agent quarterback Colin Kaepernick, Chicago Bulls guard Dwayne Wade, NBA Hall of Famer Reggie Miller, and future NBA Hall of Famer, Steve Nash, all applauded Hill in wake of the apology from ESPN last night.
Check out their comments below.
Michael Rapaport, Charlamagne Tha God and Gabrielle Union also weighed in.
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You can check out some of the other reactions to Hill's comments, as well as ESPN's apology, below.
