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Dan Le Batard Calls Out ESPN's 'No Politics' Policy as 'Weak,' 'Cowardly'

ESPN radio host Dan Le Batard not only ignored ESPN's "no politics" talk during his show Thursday, he doubled down and ripped the policy to shreds.

SI reached out to ESPN Friday morning for a comment on Le Batard's monologue, but a network spokesperson said, "We decline to comment."

Le Batard, whose parents came to the United States from Cuba, was clearly upset about Donald Trump's rally on Wednesday evening during which his supporters chanted "send her back" while the President spoke about Minnesota Representative Ilhan Omar. Trump had previously tweeted that Omar, Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts should "go back and help fix the totally broken and crime infested places from which they came.