After Hill put out her statement, CNN's Brian Stelter reached out to ESPN representatives. They countered with their own statement in which they accepted Hill's apology:
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UPDATE: White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Jemele Hill's comments directed toward Donald Trump were a "fireable offense."
"I think that’s one of the more outrageous comments that anyone can make," Sanders said Wednesday during a press briefing, "and certainly something that I think is a fireable offense by ESPN."
However, the National Association of Black Journalists spoke out against Sanders' remarks, with the organization saying that it "supports Hill's First Amendment rights on all matters of discussion," and that her comments "do not impinge on her duties as a host and commentator."
A day after ESPN SportsCenter host Jemele Hill called President Donald Trump a white supremacist on Twitter, the network released a statement condemning the veteran journalist's comments.
In the statement, ESPN called her actions "inappropriate" and not a representation of the network:
\u201c@DonnyParlock @demillz84 @JayG34 Trump is the most ignorant, offensive president of my lifetime. His rise is a direct result of white supremacy. Period.\u201d
\u201c@DonnyParlock @demillz84 @JayG34 No the media doesn't make it a threat. It IS a threat. He has empowered white supremacists (see: Charlottesville).\u201d
\u201c@DonnyParlock @demillz84 @JayG34 He is unqualified and unfit to be president. He is not a leader. And if he were not white, he never would have been elected\u201d
\u201c@DonnyParlock @demillz84 @JayG34 Donald Trump is a bigot. Glad you could live with voting for him. I couldn't, because I cared about more than just myself\u201d
\u201c@DonnyParlock @demillz84 @JayG34 And it's funny how you cling to Benghazi but I bet you didn't give one thought to what Trump said about the Central Park 5\u201d
These are comments that a good population of the people would say is accurate. In fact, just last week Ta-Nehisi Coates published a critically acclaimed, well-argued and reported essay fleshing out the points Hill was making.
