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\nThe Daily Caller<\/p>\n
ESPN host Jemele Hill called Donald Trump a white supremacist on Monday, and, four days later, she\u2019s still dominating the news cycle.<\/p>\n
Donald Trump addressed the ESPN controversy with a tweet Friday morning, and later that afternoon, the subject caused a heated back and forth at the daily White House press briefing.<\/p>\n
Earlier this week ,White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders said that Hill\u2019s comments about the president should be a fireable offense. On Friday MSNBC\u2019s Hallie Jackson asked her to clarify those comments.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s what she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s not a decision that I\u2019m going to make, that\u2019s something for ESPN to decide. Again, I was asked about that. I think it is a fireable offense based on the standard that ESPN has set themselves by saying that people that go too far and make political comments have been suspended from their own network. I think that that is a consistency that they should probably focus on.\u201d<\/p>\n
Jackson, unsatisfied with Sanders clarification, continued to butt in after her response until Sanders shut her down and moved on with the briefing.<\/p>\n
\u201cI said it\u2019s not my decision to make for a private company. I was asked specific about that individual. I made a comment, and I stand by it. I think ESPN needs to stand by the standard that they have set in the own actions that they\u2019ve taken about previous employees. I really don\u2019t have much to add on that front.\u201d<\/p>\n