Charles Barkley used his college basketball platform to make a political statement.
The loquacious hoops analyst and Hall of Famer criticized the treatment of immigrants in America during CBS ’s Elite Eight pregame show Sunday. The network aired a segment on senior UConn forward Alex Karaban, whose mother, Olga, is from Ukraine, and whose father, Alexei, is from Belarus,“The way some of these immigrants are getting treated in our country right now is a travesty and a disgrace.
What we’re doing to some of these amazing immigrants is really unfortunate and really sad.”“I want to be very careful with my words right now because this is a touchy subject for me,” Barkley said before Karaban’s. “I love that kid and his family, but the way some of these other immigrants are getting treated in our country right now is a travesty and a disgrace. I think there’s a difference between amazing immigrants and criminal immigrants, and I think what’s gone on in our country and what we’re doing to some of these amazing immigrants is really unfortunate, and it’s really sad. “That’s a great immigrant story, and we have a lot of great immigrant stories out there, their stories need to be told. But some of the stuff happening in our country to immigrants right now is really unfortunate and really unfair, but immigrants built this country and we should admire them and respect them.”Yankees closer's demotion with Pirates proving to 'best thing' after strong start to season Barkley’s comments come at a time when the treatment of immigrants in the country is a widely scrutinized topic.New York City and other cities recently hosted “No Kings” rallies in opposition to President Donald Trump’s policies, with “No ICE! No Kings! No War!” chantsBarkley has made it clear he’s not a Trump fan. “I’m not ever gonna vote for Trump and he’s just not my cup of tea,” Barkley said, per AL.com, “and obviously he can’t run again.” Barkley made his comments Sunday sitting next to former Auburn coach and noted Republican Bruce Pearl, who has not been shy in espousing his political views since he retired after the 2024-25 season.Taylor Frankie Paul and rumored ‘Bachelorette’ winner Doug Mason turn heads with social media exchangeStream It Or Skip It: 'Jo Nesbø's Detective Hole' On Netflix, Where A Troubled Detective Tracks Down A Serial Killer Who Is Terrorizing Oslo
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