Former ESPN host Sage Steele recently shared that her March 2021 interview with President Biden was pre-scripted by ESPN’s top executives. Steele told Fox News Digital that the entire interaction was severely structured, with “every single question” having been carefully constructed and rehearsed by numerous editors and executives within the organization.
“That was an interesting experience in its own right because it was so structured,” Steele said. “And I was told, ‘You will say every word that we write out, you will not deviate from the script and go.’”
This included no permissions for spontaneous follow-up questions. Steele believes the Biden White House was provided with the interview questions beforehand.
Despite the controlled setting, Steele, who has launched her new podcast “The Sage Steele Show,” described her interaction with President Biden as “heartbreaking,” citing concerns over his mental fitness. She expressed distress that those who professed to care for Biden as a public figure had allowed him to assume and maintain a high-stress role despite palpable signs of cognitive struggle.
Steele departured ESPN in August 2021 following a lawsuit she levied against the network for allegedly violating her free speech rights. ESPN has yet to comment.
