ESPN Has Canceled Its Barstool Sports Program After One Episode Amid Criticism

“I erred in assuming we could distance our efforts from the Barstool site and its content,” ESPN President John Skipper said in a statement.

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And here"s a sampling of some of Barstool Sports" language:

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And here"s a segment of Desus and Mero"s show in which Desus said to Trump: "White supremacy runs in your family. Your bitch-ass father was caught out in Queens at a KKK rally."

For reference, this video"s caption on YouTube is: "Apparently being a racist worm is genetic."

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