Former ESPN host Sage Steele tore into President Joe Biden during a recent discussion, saying she doesn’t like him but also admitting that she feels compassion over his obvious, undeniable mental health decline.
Speaking with liberal comedian Bill Maher on his podcast, “Club Random,” the former ESPN host specifically addressed her famous March 2021 taped interview with the president.
“Honestly, I don’t like him. I think he’s a terrible president,” she bluntly began.
But, she continued, her dislike for him is matched by the compassion she feels over his clear-cut mental decline.
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“The human aspect of what we’re witnessing right now with him, to me, is heartbreaking. And it’s inexcusable by the family when you knew during the election,” she explained.
As an example of the president’s cognitive decline, she pointed to his odd behavior prior to the March 2021 taped interview.
“It was satellite, it wasn’t in person. We’re having a technical issue. And so I had to, like, BS. I had to chitchat waiting for us to start rolling,” she said.
“Well, what he started to do, of course, he has someone next to him and they keep a black, like, curtain over the lens of the camera, so you can’t see him until the last second, but you can hear and we’re chitchatting… So I can hear him and he goes, ‘What is this for?’… And he’s, like, ‘Who am I talking to? Wait—what’s her name?'” she added.
Steele was taken completely aback.
“I was going, ‘Oh, my God!'” she recalled. “And then [the person advising the president] said, ‘SportsCenter. ESPN.’ And [the president] goes, ‘Oh, ok.’ And so I said, you know, what do you say? ‘Hi, Mr. President. Nice to meet you.’”
“And so I’m trying just to fill time. And he said, ‘You know, I used to play football’… And so he started to tell football stories of his greatness. And again, I can’t see him. You can see the curtain… He goes, ‘And I have the best hands.’ What do you say to that?” she continued.
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It took her a few seconds, but she finally came up with an answer.
“And then I said, ‘Oh, so you were a receiver.’ And he started to explain it. And here’s the saddest thing — his voice just trailed off. He said, ‘I was good,’ and then he went silent, and he goes, ‘Uhh… never mind,’” she recalled, prompting laughter from Maher.
“I thought it was so sad because I realized that’s why he was in his basement during the whole election cycle. Because even then, he couldn’t finish his sentences. He struggled. So forget about politics, I don’t care, I didn’t vote for him. However, that made me sad,” she added.
During the same discussion with Maher, Steele also addressed the time she “unexpectedly” met former President Donald Trump during the LIV Golf tour at his Bedminster, New Jersey golf course last year.
The two reportedly bonded over football, and Sage praised Trump for his efforts to “bring sports back” from the COVID pandemic. She added that she used to be “thoroughly entertained” by Trump’s tweets and the “craziness” he put on Twitter.
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Maher interpreted her praise as a sign that she’s herself a Trump groupie who loves Trump. She countered by saying that she’s certainly not.
“Can I correct one thing? I don’t love him. There’s a big difference in voting for someone and loving them because, by the way, I don’t love any politician. There’s always a screw loose with all of them because who would want to do that? … I don’t love him, I don’t hate him … but here’s the thing, though. What I have been able to do, what I forced myself to do, no matter who it is, separate who they are as people and whatever they’ve done in the past, their track record, as my dad used to say, from their policies,” she said.
“And I literally try to vote based on what they believe in, what they’re saying… and making my decisions based on that, because I think most all of them are crappy human beings… I just think it’s important, and I don’t think most people can separate — and they go with their feelings. And our feelings don’t fricking matter. So no matter how much you hate or love someone, like, what are they doing that is not just best for you and your family, but for the country and our national security and our economy. And so I just try to separate and not look at the crazy,” she added.
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V. Saxena is a staff writer with a decade of experience as a professional writer, and a lifetime of experience as an avid news junkie. He holds a degree in computer technology from Purdue University. Saxena also contributes to BizPac Review.
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