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Trump to ESPN: "Apologize"

Who he's referring to: ESPN host Jemele Hill who called him a white supremacist on Twitter.

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<p>President Trump addressed ESPN on Twitter this morning, asking them to apologize for their &quot;untruth&quot;:</p><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-vars-category="rich" data-vars-sub-category="undefined-embed" data-vars-content-id="d51034ea-3bd1-4da9-9cc9-daa0a1dbcb8f"><a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/908651641943003136"></a></blockquote><div style="display:none"></div></div><p><strong>What he&#x27;s referring to: </strong>ESPN host Jemele Hill <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="tweeted Monday" data-vars-click-url="https://twitter.com/jemelehill/status/907391978194849793" data-vars-content-id="d51034ea-3bd1-4da9-9cc9-daa0a1dbcb8f" data-vars-headline="Trump to ESPN: &quot;Apologize&quot;" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://twitter.com/jemelehill/status/907391978194849793" target="_blank">tweeted Monday</a> that Trump is a white supremacist.</p><p><strong>White House&#x27;s initial response: </strong>Sarah Sanders <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="said Tuesday" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/sanders-trump-did-more-for-bipartisanship-in-8-days-than-obama-1513305481-dc836955-0de8-4ce2-a1d2-d6913e9e27c1.html" data-vars-content-id="d51034ea-3bd1-4da9-9cc9-daa0a1dbcb8f" data-vars-headline="Trump to ESPN: &quot;Apologize&quot;" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/sanders-trump-did-more-for-bipartisanship-in-8-days-than-obama-1513305481-dc836955-0de8-4ce2-a1d2-d6913e9e27c1.html" target="_self">said Tuesday</a> that Hill&#x27;s comments were &quot;outrageous&quot; and &quot;a fireable offense.&quot;</p>

After a record economic expansion, the coronavirus pandemic sent the U.S. economy into a recession as unemployment soared to staggering heights. The country now faces urgent questions about how much stimulus is needed for reeling consumers and businesses, and what a recovery might look like.

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Trump to ESPN: "Apologize"