{"id":2528111,"date":"2026-01-01T17:01:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T22:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-espn-anchor-unable-to-hide-his-disgust-when-network-shows-two-men-kissing\/"},"modified":"2026-01-01T17:04:44","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T22:04:44","slug":"watch-espn-anchor-unable-to-hide-his-disgust-when-network-shows-two-men-kissing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-espn-anchor-unable-to-hide-his-disgust-when-network-shows-two-men-kissing\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: ESPN Anchor Unable to Hide His Disgust When Network Shows Two Men Kissing"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/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%2Fwatch-espn-anchor-unable-to-hide-his-disgust-when-network-shows-two-men-kissing%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=2528111&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>An opinion piece from The Western Journal recounts a viral clip of ESPN anchor Scott Van Pelt reacting during SportsCenter&#8217;s New Year&#8217;s coverage when the feed showed two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/4-kids-shows-that-have-gone-completely-woke\/\" title=\"4 Kids Shows That Have Gone Completely Woke\">men kissing<\/a>. The article describes Van Pelt&#8217;s initial visible discomfort-an &#8220;Oh\u2026&#8221;-followed by a fast, lighter correction (&#8220;We got love in the air. Make-outs!&#8221;) and notes that the moment drew wide attention on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-attempting-to-claim-theres-no-conservative-bias-on-social-media-experts-inadvertently-show-trump-crushed-biden-in-social-media-too\/\" title=\"In Attempting to Claim There\u2019s No Conservative Bias on ... \u2013 \u2018Experts\u2019 Inadvertently Show Trump CRUSHED Biden in ... Too\">conservative social media<\/a>. The author highlights posts from several commentators who mocked or criticized Van Pelt&#8217;s reaction, then defends him, noting his private Christian faith and citing Romans to contextualize the author&#8217;s interpretation of the clip. The piece argues Van Pelt&#8217;s response was a natural, nonmalicious reflex, warns against cancel-culture consequences for such moments, and contends that expecting broadcasters to sanitize every instinct undermines authenticity and enforces ideological conformity.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Usually, when an ESPN broadcaster goes viral within conservative circles on social media, you can reliably guess why.<\/p>\n<p>The liberal network&rsquo;s penchant for platforming the most leftist of leftists is well-documented (as can be seen <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-espns-stephen-smith-turns-routine-nfl-firing-racial-grievance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/liberal-espn-pundit-snaps-shane-gillis-espys-bit-doesnt-even-try-make-clever-jokes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>, and especially <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/espn-host-lauds-tim-walzs-different-kind-masculinity-promptly-gets-ripped-respected-reporter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>) and not exactly a secret in media watch circles.<\/p>\n<p>But an ESPN pundit going viral for being based, perhaps unintentionally so?<\/p>\n<p>Why, that&rsquo;s practically a New Year&rsquo;s miracle!<\/p>\n<p>ESPN&rsquo;s late-night anchor Scott Van Pelt has been making the rounds on social media after a video of him reacting to a montage of New Year&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >celebration clips quickly garnered attention<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); 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instinct of the gay guys kissing at the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/hello26?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#hello26<\/a> NYC New Years party. Hopefully he isn&rsquo;t fired tomorrow by woke ABC. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/espn?\">@espn<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SportsCenter?\">@SportsCenter<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LxVSvGg1WS\">pic.twitter.com\/LxVSvGg1WS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Nathan Brewer (@nathanbrewerokc) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nathanbrewerokc\/status\/2006592637172891747?\">January 1, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Yeah, live make-outs on SportsCenter,&rdquo; Van Pelt said in the viral clip, commenting on jubilant (straight) couples ushering in 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Then the scene turned to two gay men locking lips, prompting Van Pelt to respond, in thinly veiled disgust, &ldquo;Oh &hellip; What are we &hellip; What do we got?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He then&nbsp;<em>quickly <\/em>pivoted &mdash; in a noticeably different tone &mdash; saying, &ldquo;We got love in the air. Make-outs!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Van Pelt then could only shrug his shoulders, seemingly left speechless at the debauchery airing on his network, capping it off by simply asking, &ldquo;Who&rsquo;s having a good time? Happy New Year, everybody!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Intentional or not, Van Pelt&rsquo;s reaction was probably the funniest thing that ESPN will air all year &mdash; and yes, I&rsquo;m talking about 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The clip garnered all sorts of coverage from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/epstein-trump-and-the-scandal-that-wont-disappear\/\" title=\"Epstein, Trump, and the scandal that won&#039;t disappear\">conservative social media accounts<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;All time clip of Scott Van Pelt nearly getting cancelled by the Left,&rdquo; one X account <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MrAustinRogers\/status\/2006592958460780786\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted<\/a>, alongside a laughing emoji.<\/p>\n<p>That same account added:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Scott Van Pelt when he saw two dudes kissing <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/K6UDUpiDlh\">pic.twitter.com\/K6UDUpiDlh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Austin Rogers (@MrAustinRogers) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MrAustinRogers\/status\/2006591654220771491?\">January 1, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Trending Politics co-owner Collin Rugg posted:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">NEW: ESPN&rsquo;s Scott Van Pelt visibly disgusted after two men making out popped up on his screen during New Year&rsquo;s coverage.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Yeah&hellip; Live makeouts on Sports Center. Get into it,&rdquo; he said in response to the normal couples.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Ohhhhhhhh! What are we&hellip;.&rdquo; he said in response to the gay&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gkPFmJA9ng\">pic.twitter.com\/gkPFmJA9ng<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CollinRugg\/status\/2006773509326770622?\">January 1, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Rugg capped it off with the internet acronym for &ldquo;laughing my a** off.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Faith-centric sports commentator Jon Root, meanwhile, posted the following:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">SportsCenter showed a live shot of New York celebrating New Years, &amp; ESPN anchor Scott Van Pelt gets weirded out by two dudes kissing &amp; immediately tries his best to play it off &#128514;<\/p>\n<p>Millions of Americans were repulsed by this too, Scott. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7ChgWWKOAX\">pic.twitter.com\/7ChgWWKOAX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jon Root (@JonnyRoot_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JonnyRoot_\/status\/2006745514453373108?\">January 1, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Millions of Americans were repulsed by this too, Scott,&rdquo; Root posted.<\/p>\n<p>Now, before GLAAD or some other LGBT activist group gets their panties in a bunch, it&rsquo;s worth noting that Van Pelt &mdash; while being <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/notthefakeSVP\/status\/413750632517230592\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">very private<\/a> about his faith &mdash; has often referenced faith in Jesus and the impact it can have on athletes.<\/p>\n<p>Assuming Van Pelt is, in fact, a Christian, his response is perfectly in line with Biblical scripture &mdash; and a perfectly natural response, to boot.<\/p>\n<p>As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Romans%201%3A26-27&amp;version=ESV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Romans 1:26-27<\/a> very clearly states, the two gay men locking lips were &ldquo;committing shameless acts.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Different <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Romans%201%3A26-27&amp;version=KJV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">translations<\/a> of that same passage call the act &ldquo;unseemly.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Given that, even if he weren&rsquo;t a Christian, how could anyone blame Van Pelt for his reaction to &ldquo;unseemly&rdquo; and &ldquo;shameless acts&rdquo;? It&rsquo;s a perfectly justifiable and fitting response to society&rsquo;s continued normalization of perversion.<\/p>\n<p>The part that should give people cause for pause is the fact that Van Pelt appeared to see his entire career flash before his eyes in that moment, explaining that awkward transition after his initial &ldquo;Oh &hellip;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>It says a lot &mdash; and nothing good &mdash; about society that it&rsquo;s perfectly acceptable for LGBT activists to rail against &ldquo;hetero&rdquo; or &ldquo;cis&rdquo; people 24\/7, but the instant the smallest bit of unintentional criticism is lobbed against them, it typically leads to cancellation efforts.<\/p>\n<p>A longtime broadcaster known for professionalism, restraint, and an almost pathological avoidance of controversy, Van Pelt didn&rsquo;t rant, moralize, or demean anyone. He should not have to worry about his future at ESPN for this very natural response.<\/p>\n<p>Scott Van Pelt doesn&rsquo;t owe anyone a groveling apology for failing to perfectly curate his facial expression in real time. He didn&rsquo;t insult anyone, advocate discrimination, or turn a broadcast into a sermon. He did what human beings have done forever: reacted instinctively, corrected course, and kept the show moving.<\/p>\n<p>Treating that moment as a punishable offense isn&rsquo;t accountability. It&rsquo;s an attempt to enforce ideological compliance through public shaming.<\/p>\n<p>If broadcasters are expected to sanitize every reflex to avoid professional ruin, what we&rsquo;re really demanding is moral theater. Van Pelt shouldn&rsquo;t be canceled, disciplined, or ritualistically humbled to satisfy a mob that mistakes control for &ldquo;progress.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>A culture confident in its values doesn&rsquo;t need to coerce apologies out of people who committed no actual wrongdoing. 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