Rev. Al Sharpton was ripped by former ESPN host Sage Steele after he defended Claudine Gay, calling her resignation as president of Harvard University an “attack” on all black women.
“I just wish he would go away,” Steele told Fox News host Jesse Watters, referring to Sharpton.
“Almost every time Al Sharpton speaks, I get angry because Al Sharpton pretends that he knows what every person of color in this country thinks, believes how they should live, how they should act, how they should vote,” he said.
Steele directed his anger at the civil rights activist’s statement Tuesday, where he wrote: “President Gay’s resignation is more than one person or one incident. This is an attack on every black woman in this country that has broken the glass ceiling.”
Sharpton called Gay’s resignation as president of Harvard University an “attack” on all black women. AP
Steele said Gay faced criticism for her character issues — the way she handled antisemitism on campus and accusations of plagiarism, not because she is a black woman.
The former ESPN host admitted he doesn’t have “a lot of sympathy” for Gay.
“Remember Martin Luther King, Mr. Sharpton?” Steele said during the interview. “I think you judge me by the content of my character, not the color of my skin. What happened to Claudine Gay? There were some character issues, that’s why he had to step down.”
Gay announced his resignation as head of the Ivy League school Tuesday afternoon. He will remain on the faculty at Harvard.
Sage Steele rips Rev. Al Sharpton when he came to Claudine Gay’s defense. FOX News Gay resigned as president of Harvard on Tuesday. David McGlynn
Steele pointed out that Harvard condemned the racist attacks Gay now faces in his letter to the community, “as it should.”
“Any racist attack should be condemned,” Steele said. “What about Claudine Gay herself when asked how many times [Rep.] Elise Stefanik, ‘Is it wrong? Do you condemn any antisemitic comments, regarding the massacre of Jewish students on your campus?’ And he couldn’t answer it. Obviously, he refused to answer it.”
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