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  • 2020-06-04 (xsd:date)
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  • Did Laura Ingraham Say LeBron James Should 'Shut Up' and Drew Brees Can 'Have His View'? (en)
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  • On June 3, 2020, a video supposedly showing two segments from Laura Ingraham's Fox News show The Ingraham Angle dealing with athletes expressing their political opinions started to circulate on social media. Both of the clips featured in this video are genuine. The first segment aired on Ingraham's show in February 2018 and shows the Fox News host telling NBA stars LeBron James and Kevin Durant, both black men, to shut up and dribble after they criticized U.S. President Donald Trump and spoke out about racism in the United States. Ingraham said at the time: Here's a longer version of the clip: The second clip comes from June 3, 2020, and shows Ingraham defending Drew Brees after the NFL star, a white man, said that he would never agree with anybody disrespecting the flag when he was asked about football players kneeling during the National Anthem in protest of police brutality and racial injustice. Ingraham said: A longer clip of this segment is viewable at The Daily Beast. While Ingraham defended Brees' remarks, the NFL player later apologized to his teammates, his fans, and the people of New Orleans, writing: I would like to apologize to my friends, teammates, the City of New Orleans, the black community, NFL community and anyone I hurt with my comments yesterday. In speaking with some of you, it breaks my heart to know the pain I have caused. In an attempt to talk about respect, unity, and solidarity centered around the American flag and the national anthem, I made comments that were insensitive and completely missed the mark on the issues we are facing right now as a country. Ingraham addressed the controversy stemming from comparisons of her comments on Brees and James in a follow-up segment on June 5, in which she noted a nuance between the two instances and said, Every American, every American has the God-given right to speak his mind on any issue. Sources: The Daily Beast / Instagram / USA Today / CBS Sports / Sports Illustrated / Fox News (en)
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