By ESPN via Wikimedia

In the past few months, it seems as if the two worlds of politics and sports have collided. With the NFL players and their continued stance against the inequality that people of color endure, and the Golden State Warriors’ ultimate choice of not attending the White House headlining the newspapers, there is one ESPN sports journalist that appears to be in the midst of everything: Jemele Hill.

Hill has been in and out of the news because of the controversial comments that she has made on social media. Back in September, Hill took to Twitter to express her feelings about current president Donald Trump. Hill stated that Trump is “a white supremacist who has largely surrounded himself [with] other white supremacists” and that he “is the most ignorant, offensive president of my lifetime.”

These comments caused an uproar from the White House and the president, demanding that Hill was fired from her job. Press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said, “…I think that’s one of the more outrageous comments that anyone could make and certainly something that I think is a fireable offense by ESPN.” Even the president himself tweeted out asking for an apology from Hill. Although Hill ultimately ended up admitting regret of her actions, she never apologized for what she said. In an article written about the incident, Hill stated, “fair or not, people can’t or won’t separate who I am on Twitter from the person who co-hosts the 6 p.m. SportsCenter.”

In October, Hill once again found herself in the news. This time the issue being handled was the protest of many NFL players. When Jerry Jones, the owner of the Dallas Cowboys, stated that he would bench any member of his team that decided to kneel during the national anthem, Hill went back to Twitter. She tweeted that boycotting the Dallas Cowboys’ advertisers may be the best way to impact Jones. This time, however, ESPN took action and suspended Hill for one week because of her second violation of their social media guidelines.

While Hill’s statements have landed her two suspensions from her job, they’ve also helped her become one of the most talked about sports journalists, and with her track record, most people could assume that they haven’t heard the last of her.