[15:35, 14/11/2023] Petros Augousti: Dan La Batard has come out strongly against mixing politics with sport calling out Disney in his latest show.
La Batard is annoyed at Disney after UFC president Dana White was seen escorting Donald Trump and Tucker Carlson into Saturday"s fight program.
La Batard called Disney a sellout essentially after the company had stayed out of politics for years.
The former ESPN anchor said, "You’ve gone into business with a production company that produces its own material.
"I cannot explain to you how much power Dana White has over everything that he’s executing, both at ESPN and in a sport where Vince MacMahon just cashed out."
LA Batard hammered down hard on Disney, who is a broadcast partner ESPN and the UFC.
“It’s Disney," Le Batard pointed out. "You got out of politics pretty good. You got out of politics after George Floyd, after sending corporate statements that suggested you weren’t going to be in this business".
After the 2020 US election Disney moved away from politics but it seems the lure of lucre is too much.
"(White) can now use Disney as a tool because he’s got so much power over this," Le Batard said. "And (for) Disney, which is too woke, it’s Tucker Carlson, it’s Kid Rock, and it’s Donald Trump."
[15:47, 14/11/2023] Petros Augousti: Dan La Batard has come out strongly against mixing politics with sport calling out Disney in his latest show.
La Batard is annoyed at Disney after UFC president Dana White was seen escorting Donald Trump and Tucker Carlson into Saturday"s fight program.
La Batard called Disney a sellout essentially after the company had stayed out of politics for years.
The former ESPN anchor said, "You’ve gone into business with a production company that produces its own material.
"I cannot explain to you how much power Dana White has over everything that he’s executing, both at ESPN and in a sport where Vince MacMahon just cashed out."
LA Batard hammered down hard on Disney, who is a broadcast partner ESPN and the UFC.
“It’s Disney," Le Batard pointed out. "You got out of politics pretty good. You got out of politics after George Floyd, after sending corporate statements that suggested you weren’t going to be in this business".
After the 2020 US election Disney moved away from politics but it seems the lure of lucre is too much.
"(White) can now use Disney as a tool because he’s got so much power over this," Le Batard said. "And (for) Disney, which is too woke, it’s Tucker Carlson, it’s Kid Rock, and it’s Donald Trump."
