'ESPN doesn’t have a political problem as much as it has a Trump problem,' says columnist ArashMarkazi. 'ESPN wants to stay as far away from Trump as possible, even when the president shoehorns himself into sports stories in a way that can’t be ignored.'
is when he reads a tweet or text from someone who doesn’t understand why he’s spending so much time talking about a random topic with no connection to sports.
When Le Batard discusses his relationship with the network in a meeting with ESPN President Jimmy Pitaro this week, he will have to figure out whether his boss gets the show — and whether their views for it now and in the future are in line. Le Batard took Monday off after speaking with Pitaro by phone over the weekend, but he wasn’t disciplined for going after Trump and being critical of his employer. It’s not a surprise. ESPN has generally shown leniency with its high-profile personalities after their first transgression.
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