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White House: ESPN analyst Jemele Hill's comments about Trump are a 'fireable offense'

ESPN's Jemele Hill came under fire after calling Trump a white supremacist on Twitter, and now the White House has responded

The White House has responded to comments made by ESPN's Jemele Hill about President Donald Trump.

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When asked about the comments during Wednesday's press briefing, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders called the comments "outrageous" and said that she believed them to be a "fireable offense."

Hill called Trump a white supremacist during a discussion on Twitter and argued that his rise has further empowered white supremacists. ESPN responded soon after with a statement that said the issue had been addressed and Hill "recognizes her actions as inappropriate."

Hill has been silent on Twitter since, but the tweets are still up as of the time of this writing.

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You can watch the comments from the White House below.

Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Jemele Hill

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