Race factored into ESPNâs decision not to fire Jemele Hill Disney CEO says â TheBlaze
Bob Iger
Bob Iger  the CEO of ESPNâs parent company Disney  explained Tuesday that the racial context surrounding ESPN host Jemele Hillâs tweets calling President Donald Trump a white supremacist informed his decision not to fire her.
 Iger âs explanation
âItâs hard for me to understand what it feels like to experience racism â  Iger  said at Vanity Fairâs New Establishment Summit. âI felt we needed to take into account what other people at ESPN were feeling at this time and that resulted in us not taking action.â
 Iger  also said the events of the past several months in America have outraged many people  and that the promises of the U.S. Constitution  fought for through the Civil War and the civil rights movement  have been âthe oppositeâ of what Americans have seen recently.
Is  Iger  posturing for a 2020 run?
Speculation has come and gone for years now about whether  Iger  has aspirations of running for president. With  Iger  commenting on recent events such as the Las Vegas shooting (gun control) and national anthem protests  the question of whether  Iger  is prepping for a presidential run have resurfaced.
 Iger  hasnât said  he  wants to run  but  he  very conspicuously hasnât said that  he  wonât run when directly asked about it.
âWell  hereâs what Iâve ruled in â  Iger  said to Bloomberg Television. âIâve ruled in the fact that I have a full-time job right now  and I love this job  and Iâm committed to it  and Iâm spending all my time on that and on my family.â
 He  might not have a full-time job in a few years  however.  He  originally planned to retire in the summer of 2018  but recently extended  his  contract through July 2019. If  he  steps down then   he  could be stepping right into a presidential campaign  if  he  chooses to.
[TGT] explained Tuesday that the racial context surrounding ESPN host Jemele Hillâs tweets calling President Donald Trump a white supremacist informed  [TGT]  decision not to fire her.
 Iger âs explanation
âItâs hard for me to understand what it feels like to experience racism â   [TGT] said at Vanity Fairâs New Establishment Summit. âI felt we needed to take into account what other people at ESPN were feeling at this time and that resulted in us not taking action.â
  [TGT] also said the events of the past several months in America have outraged many people  and that the promises of the U.S. Constitution  fought for through the Civil War and the civil rights movement  have been âthe oppositeâ of what Americans have seen recently.
Is   [TGT] posturing for a 2020 run?
Speculation has come and gone for years now about whether   [TGT] has aspirations of running for president. With   [TGT] commenting on recent events such as the Las Vegas shooting (gun control) and national anthem protests  the question of whether   [TGT] is prepping for a presidential run have resurfaced.
  [TGT] hasnât said  he  wants to run  but  he  very conspicuously hasnât said that  [TGT] he  wonât run when directly asked about  [TGT] .
âWell  hereâs what Iâve ruled in â   [TGT] said to Bloomberg Television. âIâve ruled in the fact that I have a full-time job right now  and I love this job  and Iâm committed to it  and Iâm spending all my time on that and on my family.â
 He  might not have a full-time job in a few years  however.  He  originally planned to retire in the summer of 2018  but recently extended  his  contract through July 2019. If  [TGT]  [TGT]   steps down then    [TGT]   could be stepping right into a presidential campaign  if   [TGT]   chooses to.