There will be more people speaking out, unscripted and in front of millions, in the future, as civil rights abuses continue. Not at all surprised that someone with a past like Bruce Pearl is a Trump supporter. It fits.
(Alex Karaban is a guard for Univ. of Connecticut, a basketball team in the Final Four)
Charles is so good, and so popular, CBS would not risk firing him, the backlash would be too much for this newly minted MAGA network.
NBA legend Charles Barkley bravely risks his job at CBS Sports by condemning Trump's brutal treatment of immigrants as a "travesty and disgrace" on air.
The MAGA corporate overlords are seething right now...
"I want to be very careful with my words right now. Okay. Because this is a really touchy subject for me. I love that kid and his family," Barkley began, referring college basketball star, Alex Karaban, who is the child of immigrants.
"But the way some of these other immigrants are getting treated in our country right now is a travesty and a disgrace. I think there's a difference between amazing immigrants and criminal immigrants," he said.
As has been well-documented in countless news publications, Trump's promise to focus solely on violent criminals was a lie. Instead, his masked ICE thugs have gone after innocent families and hard-working members of our communities in order to inflate their deportation numbers and appease his white nationalist base.
"And I think what's going on in our country, what we're doing to some of these amazing immigrants is really unfortunate and it's really sad," Barkley continued. "And that's a great immigrant story. We have a lot of great immigrant stories out there. These stories need to be told."
"But some of the stuff that's happening to immigrants in our country right now is really unfortunate and it's really unfair," he continued, "But immigrants built this country and we should admire them and respect them."
Barkley made his courageous remarks while sharing the stage with hardcore Trump supporter Bruce Pearl, a former Auburn coach. Pearl is so pro-MAGA that he has even voiced support for Trump's Iran War. Barkley knew who was in the studio with him and still he chose to speak out.
On top of that, CBS Sports is owned by Paramount Skydance which is run by MAGA fanatic David Ellison, the same David Ellison who installed Bari Weiss at CBS News to tilt its coverage in a more pro-Trump, pro-Israel direction. By speaking out like this in honest, compassionate terms, Barkley was putting his job on the line. He should be commended for his bravery!
(Alex Karaban is a guard for Univ. of Connecticut, a basketball team in the Final Four)
Charles is so good, and so popular, CBS would not risk firing him, the backlash would be too much for this newly minted MAGA network.
NBA legend Charles Barkley bravely risks his job at CBS Sports by condemning Trump's brutal treatment of immigrants as a "travesty and disgrace" on air.
The MAGA corporate overlords are seething right now...
"I want to be very careful with my words right now. Okay. Because this is a really touchy subject for me. I love that kid and his family," Barkley began, referring college basketball star, Alex Karaban, who is the child of immigrants.
"But the way some of these other immigrants are getting treated in our country right now is a travesty and a disgrace. I think there's a difference between amazing immigrants and criminal immigrants," he said.
As has been well-documented in countless news publications, Trump's promise to focus solely on violent criminals was a lie. Instead, his masked ICE thugs have gone after innocent families and hard-working members of our communities in order to inflate their deportation numbers and appease his white nationalist base.
"And I think what's going on in our country, what we're doing to some of these amazing immigrants is really unfortunate and it's really sad," Barkley continued. "And that's a great immigrant story. We have a lot of great immigrant stories out there. These stories need to be told."
"But some of the stuff that's happening to immigrants in our country right now is really unfortunate and it's really unfair," he continued, "But immigrants built this country and we should admire them and respect them."
Barkley made his courageous remarks while sharing the stage with hardcore Trump supporter Bruce Pearl, a former Auburn coach. Pearl is so pro-MAGA that he has even voiced support for Trump's Iran War. Barkley knew who was in the studio with him and still he chose to speak out.
On top of that, CBS Sports is owned by Paramount Skydance which is run by MAGA fanatic David Ellison, the same David Ellison who installed Bari Weiss at CBS News to tilt its coverage in a more pro-Trump, pro-Israel direction. By speaking out like this in honest, compassionate terms, Barkley was putting his job on the line. He should be commended for his bravery!
