• McAfee insists he was canceled by both political parties over recent controversy
  • He also invoked a bizarre moment on ESPN, when he referenced a racial slur  
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Pat McAfee marked Martin Luther King Day on Monday by claiming he’s been canceled by both major American political parties and making a bizarre statement about the civil rights hero’s ‘I Have A Dream’ speech.

‘Obviously it’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day. He had a dream,’ McAfee told his ESPN audience on Monday in a clumsy attempt to speak like the civil rights icon.

McAfee then made a reference to one of his recent controversies, which took place on ESPN’s College GameDay ahead of the Rose Bowl on New Year’s Day.

Long-time host Rece Davis was explaining the meaning behind an anagram, LANK, which stands for ‘Let a Naysayer Know.’ Confused, McAfee said at the time that he thought the ‘N’ was going to stand for a different word: ‘That is not what I thought… Boy. You almost lost me.’

The debate of whether McAfee was referring to a racial slur soon subsided, that is, until Monday, when the controversial talk show host made a bizarre claim by linking the incident to King’s ‘I Have A Dream’ speech.

Pat McAfee marked Martin Luther King Day on Monday by making several bizarre claims

Pat McAfee marked Martin Luther King Day on Monday by making several bizarre claims 

‘He had a dream and I think LANK was one of the closest we’ve had to potentially that dream coming to fruition,’ McAfee told his panel of co-hosts.

‘So let’s realize that as we look around and realize that we’re maybe more close than we’ve ever been,’ he continued.

‘And there’s an election about to take place next year where we need to remember that we are more close than we have ever been… now, as somebody who was canceled by both parties last week, both of them canceled me,’ McAfee said. ‘Two political parties canceled me last week and we are still alive. Let’s remember we don’t need the outside noise. All we need is a little bit of love.’

McAfee says MLK's dream nearly came true

McAfee says MLK’s dream nearly came true

The alleged cancelations McAfee has faced from both the Republicans and Democrats seems to be a reference to Aaron Rodgers’ recent appearances on his show.

The controversy began earlier this month, when the New York Jets quarterback recklessly suggested to McAfee that comedian Jimmy Kimmel is ‘hoping that list doesn’t come out.’

The list that Rodgers referred to is a 2015 civil defamation suit brought against deceased millionaire Jeffrey Epstein.

The deposition was unveiled publicly for the first time this month and contains the names of many alleged Epstein clients, who are accused of having sexual intercourse with underage girls. Kimmel was not named in the deposition, he’s maintained his innocence, and there are no credible allegations against him.

But despite his clear suggestion to the contrary, Rodgers denied linking Kimmel to Epstein, telling McAfee on Tuesday that he’s being canceled by the mainstream media: ‘This is the game plan of the media, and this is what they do. They try and cancel, you know? And it is not just me.’

Things reached a boiling point days later, when McAfee launched a furious on-air attack against some ESPN executives, suggesting a ‘rat’ within the network is trying to ‘sabotage’ his show. The fiery host railed against ‘the enemy within our own camp,’ while singling out long-time executive Norby Williamson.

McAfee accused the ‘Executive Editor & Head of Event and Studio Production’ of leaking erroneous viewership data to an unnamed reporter in an effort to bring down the show. He has since doubled down on those claims as well.

As for the claim that he’s been canceled, McAfee licenses his daily talk show to ESPN and its millions of viewers, so that’s a bit of a stretch.

‘I don’t think you can say you’ve been canceled while talking on a Disney broadcast,’ one fan joked on X.

‘McAfee makes me wish cancel culture were a real thing,’ SB Nation’s Jeanna Kelley remarked.



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