Atlantic Writer Suggests Assassination of President Trump

Jemele Hill at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California on December 1, 2018. She suggested that President Donald Trump be assasinated on Feb. 5, 2019. Photo by Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images

An Atlantic writer said on Feb. 5 that someone should have assassinated President Donald Trump.

Jemele Hill, who was fired from ESPN after her commentary on the sports network became increasingly political, made the comment during Trump’s State of the Union speech.