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I think that this is something that's something of more of the same perhaps by f i had to categorize it. at the end of the day you had the white house telling a media organization who they should employ. jemele hill is hired to share her opinions. part of her job is not just talking about sports, talking about the social impacts of those sports, she was able to express her opinions and now she is tweeting from her personal account. >> you were in the briefing room the first time the white house called jemele hill's comments a fireable offense. what is your take on this? >> the white house has ...

White supremacy, period. he is unqualified and unfit to be president. he's not a leader. and if he were not white, he never would have been elected. when press secretary sarah sanders was asked about it, here's what she said. >> that's one of the more outrageous comments that anyone could make. and certainly something that i think is fireable offense by espn. >> hill later released a statement regretting her personal beliefs and that tainted espn. and espn issued a follow-up statement saying she has quote a right to her personal opinions, but not to share them on a public platform that in any ...

Issued a series of tweets on monday about the president and his following, quote, donald trump is a white supreme cyst who largely surrounded himself with other white supremacists. he is unqualified and unfit to be a leader. if he were not white he never would have been elected. two days later the white house, itself, responded. >> i'm not sure if he's aware, i think that's one of the more outrageous comments that anyone could make and certainly something that i this is a fireable offense by espn. >> after that, hill issued a statement. espn accepted that apology, but the white house was back ...

For his range of offensive views and the levels of snfrt and terror that he has used his position in the white house to do harm to our muslim citizens, our mexican sit dplens and certainly any -- >> you're just calling hypocrisy -- >> it's absolutely hypocrisy. she spoke the truth. and what we need is -- it's true that espn is a journalist outlook then journalists are supposed to help us get to the truth. >> we'll talk about that in a second. i want to bring up the initial tweet. she said donald trump is a white supremacist who is largely surrounded himself with other white supremacists. trump...

>> yes. >> do you think this president hated barack obama? >> i don't think he was a big fan of him. i think towards the end he obviously -- >> towards the end? >> this was october 3rd. listen, this was october 3, 2012. obama's '07 speech not only shows how obama is a racist but also how the press always covers for him. why the hypocrisy? >> hello? >> i'm trying to figure out what your point is. >> that was from donald trump who, by the way, was hosting the apprentice and representing abc -- excuse me, nbc at the time. and nobody from the podium said that was a fireable offense. >> different w...