A former ESPN host accused New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft of sending the team’s plane to China to pick up 1 million surgical masks for the United States because he is friends with President Trump.
“This is where I remind people that Robert Kraft is friends with Donald Trump and gave to his campaign,” Hill tweeted. “It’s incredible the Kraft family is doing this, but hope they understand their money helped empower their friend.”
This is where I remind people that Robert Kraft is friends with Donald Trump and gave to his campaign. It’s incredible the Kraft family is doing this, but hope they understand their money helped empower their ✌?friend✌? https://t.co/IytC5C5bIX
— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) April 2, 2020
Kraft, a supporter of the president, sent the team jet to Shenzhen, China, to round up roughly 1.2 million face masks, as well as full-length bodysuits, and delivered them to the Boston area.
“The Krafts were terrific. They were a phone call away and immediately went to work on the logistics associated with this and did not stop until they could make it happen,” Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker said about Kraft’s actions, according to BizPac Review.
Kraft said he had a “responsibility” to do something with his wealth and was surprised by the amount of red tape he had to go through.
“I’ve never seen so much red tape in so many ways and obstacles that we had to overcome,” Kraft said. “In today’s world, those of us who are fortunate to make a difference have a significant responsibility to do so with all the assets we have available to us.”
Hill was widely criticized on Twitter for her remark and said, “It’s not about blame is about consequences. And we always say ‘later’ and guess what? Later never comes. We say that with school shootings, too. And how we doing with that one, champ?”
It’s not about blame is about consequences. And we always say “later” and guess what? Later never comes. We say that with school shootings, too. And how we doing with that one, champ?
— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) April 2, 2020
Hill has been an outspoken critic of Trump and called him a “white supremacist” in 2017.
Donald Trump is a white supremacist who has largely surrounded himself w/ other white supremacists.
— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) September 11, 2017
