{"id":2370270,"date":"2024-11-18T11:02:10","date_gmt":"2024-11-18T16:02:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sage-steele-hopes-sports-outlets-softens-opposition-to-trump-support-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-18T11:02:48","modified_gmt":"2024-11-18T16:02:48","slug":"sage-steele-hopes-sports-outlets-softens-opposition-to-trump-support-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sage-steele-hopes-sports-outlets-softens-opposition-to-trump-support-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Sage Steele hopes sports outlets \u2018softens\u2019 opposition to Trump support &#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\">26<\/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-hopes-sports-outlets-softens-opposition-to-trump-support-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=2370270&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,\u2062 a <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 former ESPN anchor, has voiced her hope that sports \u2064media will become more supportive of athletes who express \u200dtheir support for President Donald Trump. In her comments, which were made during an appearance on Fox News, Steele pointed to a\u200c recent incident where \u2063Las \u200dVegas Raiders\u2063 tight end Brock Bowers&#8217; \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/despicable-two-nba-fans-banned-indefinitely-after-spitting-dumping-popcorn-on-players\/\" title=\"\u2018Despicable!\u2019: Two NBA Fans Banned Indefinitely After Spitting, Dumping Popcorn On Players\">postgame interview<\/a> was interrupted after he celebrated \u200cwith\u2063 a dance resembling Trump&#8217;s. \u200dSteele expressed a desire for media outlets to reduce divisiveness and allow \u2062athletes to celebrate their victories freely, comparing it to the festive \u200batmosphere\u200c she experienced during a UFC event\u2062 where notable\u200c figures, including Trump, were present. Steele&#8217;s comments reflect her \u200bbelief in promoting unity among sports\u2062 fans and connecting with political figures. She also\u2064 shared a personal moment, attending the UFC fight\u200c with her father, who, at 78, has recently become \u200ca fan of the sport.  <\/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 hopes sports outlets &lsquo;softens&rsquo; opposition to Trump support<\/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_1884235\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/podcast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Podcast<\/a> host Sage Steele expressed hope that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/sports\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">sports<\/a> broadcasters will tone down their rhetoric against athletes supporting President-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a>, suggesting they should be allowed to &ldquo;celebrate&rdquo; like other Trump supporters.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Steele&rsquo;s statement was in response to a question regarding Las Vegas Raiders tight end Brock Bowers, whose postgame interview was <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Safid_Deen\/status\/1858275468312551560\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">cut short after he responded to a question<\/a> on why he did a victory dance similar to Trump&rsquo;s iconic dance move. Steele, who attended Saturday night&rsquo;s UFC fight where Jon &ldquo;Bones&rdquo; Jones also did the Trump dance, said she was &ldquo;smiling&rdquo; when Jones did the dance, knowing the fight was being broadcasted on ESPN+, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/disney\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Disney-owned<\/a> media outlet.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Because you can&rsquo;t cut away from Jon &ldquo;Bones&rdquo; Jones doing the Trump dance in the middle of the octagon for what he did when he won, so it was so incredible,&rdquo; Steele said on Fox News&rsquo;s <em>Fox &amp; Friends. <\/em>&ldquo;And hopefully, all these media companies and everyone else just softens. Let&rsquo;s just stop the divisiveness, enjoy what this is. These are <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">athletes celebrating victories<\/a>, bringing people together. So, to watch Trump, by the way, absorbing all that as well, and enjoying it and laughing at John.&rdquo;<\/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=2698734&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=235efe9596ff93c236aeaf4e26b5e48e\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Steele worked at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/espn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">ESPN<\/a> for 16 years before leaving in 2023 to &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/735465\/sage-steele-leaving-espn-after-16-years-to-so-she-can-speak-more-freely\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">exercise my First Amendment rights more freely<\/a>.&rdquo; She has since started her own podcast, <em>The Sage Steele Show<\/em>, which has featured several notable people, including UFC CEO Dana White and Republican National Committee Co-Chairwoman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/lara-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Lara Trump<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Steele also reflected on people&rsquo;s energy and excitement at Saturday&rsquo;s UFC event, noting Trump&rsquo;s walk up to the fight was &ldquo;incredible.&rdquo; She said part of the excitement came from seeing not just the president-elect but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/sports\/3232515\/trump-first-ufc-fight-election\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">&ldquo;almost everybody&rdquo; in his Cabinet so far<\/a>, including billionaires Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, former Democratic Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), among others.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">One of the best moments from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ufc?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ufc<\/a> 309 last night?! <br \/>Witnessing these legends stand together &amp; chant<br \/> &ldquo;USA, USA!&rdquo; with 22K strong! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@realDonaldTrump<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@elonmusk<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TulsiGabbard?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TulsiGabbard<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RobertKennedyJr?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RobertKennedyJr<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpeakerJohnson?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SpeakerJohnson<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KidRock?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@KidRock<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DonaldJTrumpJr?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DonaldJTrumpJr<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EricTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@EricTrump<\/a> &hellip; AND <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/election-official-sounds-alarm-over-video-that-appears-to-show-democratic-operative-tampering-with-ballot-box\/\" title=\"Election Official Sounds Alarm Over Video That Appears to Show Democratic Operative &#039;Tampering&#039; with Ballot Box\">democrat&#038;hellip<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4HFItNGjVZ\">pic.twitter.com\/4HFItNGjVZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sage Steele (@sagesteele) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sagesteele\/status\/1858174212097146950?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 17, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>Steele brought her father to the fight, thanks to some help from White. She revealed she wanted to become a sportscaster because of her father, who is still &ldquo;on cloud nine&rdquo; after attending Saturday&rsquo;s fight.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">When your dad\/hero <br \/>finally understands your obsession with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ufc?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ufc<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>At 78 years young, he&rsquo;s proof that it&rsquo;s never too late to become a fight fan! <\/p>\n<p>HUGE thanks to my friend <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/danawhite?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@danawhite<\/a> for the best father-daughter night ever! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ufc309?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ufc309<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZFnGGbmkZv\">pic.twitter.com\/ZFnGGbmkZv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sage Steele (@sagesteele) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sagesteele\/status\/1858343206082990222?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 18, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The fight also saw Jones lend his heavyweight champion title belt to Trump, with footage of the pass shared on X. Trump also greeted UFC announcer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-rogan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Joe Rogan<\/a>, who endorsed him after their interview on his podcast, <em>The Joe Rogan Experience<\/em>, right before Election Day.<\/p>\n<p>Following Trump&rsquo;s victory in the 2024 election against Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Kamala Harris<\/a>, White <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TheoVon\/status\/1854081606882857013\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">gave a shoutout<\/a> to various <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3220949\/so-fing-back-podcast-hosts-celebrate-trumps-victory\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">podcast hosts<\/a> for conducting interviews with Trump, which was part of the former president&rsquo;s move to win over the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/john-legend-says-black-voters-are-leaving-biden-because-of-masculinity\/\" title=\"John Legend suggests Black voters are turning away from Biden due to &#039;masculinity&#039; concerns\">young male vote<\/a>. White has been an ally of the Trump campaign, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3090469\/dana-white-touts-trump-real-american-badass-rnc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">calling Trump the &ldquo;real American bada**&rdquo;<\/a> at the 2024 Republican National Convention.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <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_1884235\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1884235\"}});<\/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 wishes sports media would ease their stance on Trump supporters<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2370271,"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\/11\/Sage-Steele-and-Trump-scaled-1024x684.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[38471,37014,36703,39684,32076],"class_list":["post-2370270","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-sage-steele","tag-sports-commentary","tag-sports-media","tag-trump-support","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Sage-Steele-and-Trump-scaled-1024x684.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2370270","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\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2370270"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2370270\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2370274,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2370270\/revisions\/2370274"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2370271"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2370270"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2370270"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2370270"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}