{"id":2355813,"date":"2024-10-16T16:24:01","date_gmt":"2024-10-16T20:24:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sage-steele-slams-harris-forgivable-loan-plan-as-racist-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-16T16:25:53","modified_gmt":"2024-10-16T20:25:53","slug":"sage-steele-slams-harris-forgivable-loan-plan-as-racist-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sage-steele-slams-harris-forgivable-loan-plan-as-racist-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Sage Steele slams Harris forgivable loan plan as \u2018racist\u2019 &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsage-steele-slams-harris-forgivable-loan-plan-as-racist-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2355813&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Sage Steele, \u2063a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidenlied-trends-on-twitter-as-critics-demand-the-2000-stimulus-checks-he-promised-during-campaign\/\" title=\"#BidenLied Trends On Twitter As Critics Demand The ,000 Stimulus Checks He Promised During Campaign\">podcast host<\/a> and \u2062former ESPN anchor, criticized Kamala Harris&#8217;s proposal for forgivable\u200c business loans aimed at Black entrepreneurs, labeling it as\u2062 a &#8220;racist&#8221; initiative\u2063 that \u2064resembles racially-based handouts. With \u2063the upcoming election, Harris \u2062is trying to secure the support\u200c of Black voters, similar to the 92% backing President Biden received in 2020. Steele expressed her belief that such policies perpetuate stereotypes about Black\u2063 individuals,\u2064 arguing that it&#8217;s discriminatory to assume people \u2063will react a certain \u2064way <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/saudi-court-jails-womens-rights-activist-posing-challenge-for-biden\/\" title=\"Saudi court jails women\u2019s rights activist, posing challenge for Biden\">based solely<\/a> on their skin color. She emphasized that Black\u200c citizens face \u200dmore pressing issues than merely relaxed regulations and financial incentives.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Sage Steele slams Harris forgivable loan plan as &lsquo;racist&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1836443\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Podcast host <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/1276470\/sage-steele-speaks-out-on-different-rules-for-me-than-everyone-else-at-espn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Sage Steele\">Sage Steele<\/a> blasted the <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Sage Steele\">Kamala Harris<\/a> campaign for proposing what she referred to as &ldquo;racist&rdquo; policies that appear like handouts on the basis of race.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>With the election less than three weeks away, Harris is scrambling to win 92% of the&nbsp;black&nbsp;vote as President Joe Biden did in 2020. Her efforts include fully forgivable business loans for black entrepreneurs and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-targets-black-men-with-new-economic-proposals-to-boost-support-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Harris targets black men with new economic proposals to boost support - Washington Examiner\">increased training programs<\/a> for black men, among other things. the Ex-ESPN anchor told Fox News&rsquo;s <em><a href=\"http:\/\/foxnews.com\/shows\/americas-newsroom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>America&rsquo;s Newsroom<\/a><\/em>  Wednesday how these policies come across as racist bribes.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2644766&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=0a545908fd99c35e986e9c9336455ccc\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&ldquo;Because I think so often, black people are told, I mean, I&rsquo;ve been told &mdash; you guys know my story a little bit &mdash; that if you look like this, you must vote a certain way, you must think a certain way and act a certain way and speak a certain way. That is racist in its own right,&rdquo; Steele said. &ldquo;People know that it&rsquo;s racist to say, &lsquo;I&rsquo;m gonna give you this for free because the color of your skin.&#8217;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Instead, Steele implied there are other issues that are more important to black people than looser regulations on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/marijuana\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>marijuana<\/a>, or further research into sickle-cell disease.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think so often the Democrats believe that black men and women, especially younger, are too stupid or lazy to do their homework,&rdquo; Steele said. <\/p>\n<p>A <em>New York Times<\/em>\/Sienna poll shows that 71% of black registered voters chose Harris for president. That statistic would be a historically low majority of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/its-happening-trump-now-up-in-michigan-florida-pennsylvania-and-tied-in-wisconsin-and-black-hispanic-and-evangelical-vote-is-up-from-2016\/\" title=\"IT&#039;S HAPPENING! Trump Now Up in Michigan, Florida, Pennsylvania and Tied in Wisconsin -- And Black, Hispanic and Evangelical Vote Is UP from 2016!\">black voters<\/a> to pick the Democratic presidential candidate.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the same poll showed Trump with 18% of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michelle-obama-will-make-harris-rally-debut-in-battleground-georgia-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Michelle Obama will make Harris rally debut in battleground Georgia - Washington Examiner\">black registered voters&#038;rsquo<\/a>; support. That high of an approval rating approval rating would be a massive swing from the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/politics\/2021\/06\/30\/behind-bidens-2020-victory\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2020 election<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In 2020,&nbsp;black&nbsp;voters&nbsp;made up 13.5% of all eligible&nbsp;voters.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/short-reads\/2024\/01\/10\/key-facts-about-black-eligible-voters-in-2024\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">According<\/a>&nbsp;to the Pew Research Center, they are expected to make up 14% in 2024.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1836443\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1836443\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sage Steele criticizes Harris&#8217;s loan plan as &#8216;racist<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2355814,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Sage-Steele-2020-.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4021,43160,38471],"class_list":["post-2355813","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-harris","tag-loan-plan","tag-sage-steele"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Sage-Steele-2020-.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2355813","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2355813"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2355813\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2355814"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2355813"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2355813"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2355813"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}