Congressional Candidate Gets Blasted After Telling Shannon Sharpe, & Jemele Hill To Stick To Sports, Not Politics (TWEETS)

Omar Navarro has had it up to here with sportscasters talking about everything but sports-related topics.

That caused him to take to Twitter and call out Shannon Sharpe, Stephen A. Smith, Nick Wright, and Jemele Hill for talking about politics.

These sportcasters need to stick to sports, not politics. @ShannonSharpe @stephenasmith @getnickwright @jemelehill
— Omar Navarro (@RealOmarNavarro) June 15, 2020

Hill fired back.

I pay taxes (probably more than you), so I have every right to observe, criticize, and question my government. And I bet I’m better at politics than you are. https://t.co/BA58zFbLVg
— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) June 16, 2020

Omar’s response:

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As a sportscaster @jemelehill, you have audience members on both sides of the aisle and to antagonize conservatives within your audience is a terrible business decision. If you keep it up you might be without a job just like @Kaepernick7. #FireJemele https://t.co/2naPlQyzOt
— Omar Navarro (@RealOmarNavarro) June 16, 2020

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Sharpe’s response:

I’m going to take a hard pass on your suggestion, but IF* you stop running for Congress and catching L’s, I might consider it. ?????? https://t.co/lzlFA2Lb00
— shannon sharpe (@ShannonSharpe) June 16, 2020

Omar’s response:

Shannon, you don't seem too sharp right now because I'm actually involved in politics and you're not. And I'll stop running for office if you stop catching L's against @RealSkipBayless on @undisputed. If you're serious, let's debate this on your show. @ShannonSharpe https://t.co/MJIGc3lKhd
— Omar Navarro (@RealOmarNavarro) June 16, 2020

Omar is likely not happy with all of the talk surrounding the death of George Floyd and the protests that have happened because of it.

Maybe he doesn’t realize that live sports isn’t exactly happening right now and the only thing, and most important thing to talk about right now is the better treatment of a race by law enforcement.

Also, yikes:

https://twitter.com/_jackfreeman/status/1272748055150936064