ESPN host Sage Steele criticized for complaining about Trump airport protest
After hosting NBA Countdown on Sunday afternoon alongside Jalen Rose, ESPN host Sage Steele was making her way to Los Angeles International airport to catch a flight to Houston when she was caught up in a large protest of President Trump's executive order on immigration.
On Friday, Trump issued an executive order barring refugees and immigrants from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the U.S. The order led to migrants being detained at airports across the country, and in Philadelphia caused two families from Syria to be turned away and sent back home.
As a result, massive crowds protested the action at airports across the country on Sunday, including LAX, where Steele was attempting to catch a flight to Houston, where she’ll spend the next week covering the Super Bowl.
Because of the size of the protest, Steele was forced to walk two miles to reach her gate, and ultimately ended up missing her flight.
Steele hopped on Instagram to vent her frustration at the crowd, saying she was sad so many protesters were happy with the disruption they were causing, adding, “Yes, immigrants were affected by this as well. Brilliant.”
Steele didn't immediately respond to a request for comment. Predictably, the post led to criticism on social media, with several sports reporters and television anchors joining the fray and questioning her comments.
Longtime Sports Illustrated writer and NFL network analyst Michael Silver was among the critics, telling Steele he had “tremendous respect” for her, but in terms of the protests, “Sometimes standing up for what's right provokes inconvenience and all.”
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