Former ESPN Anchor Sage Steele Rails Against Biden on Maher Podcast: ‘I Think He’s A Terrible President’
During a Sunday installment of Bill Maher's podcast, 'Club Room,' Sage recalled sitting down with the president for an interview in 2021
Published 10/05/23 06:54 AM ET|Updated 15 hr ago
Kayla Gallagher
Former ESPN broadcaster Sage Steele told Bill Maher during an episode of his "Club Room" podcast that she thinks President Joe Biden is a "terrible president" before discussing her sit-down interview with the president for the network in 2021.
"Honestly, I don't like him," Steele said during the interview which took place on the day of the second GOP Primary debate. "I think he's a terrible president. However, forget that. The human aspect of what we're witnessing right now with him, to me, is heartbreaking. And it's inexcusable by the family when you knew during the election."
Steele told Maher that she prefers to do a live show, however when she interviewed Biden for ESPN, they taped it. She said that during the "chitchat" prior to the interview taping, the president, who was sitting behind a curtain, was asking questions like, "What is this for?" and "Who am I talking to? Wait — what's her name?"
Maher compared Steele's story to the plot of "The Naked Gun," a 1988 film about a clueless detective.
"I was going, 'Oh, my God!' " Steele said. "And then he said, 'SportsCenter. ESPN.' And he goes, 'Oh, ok.' And so I said, you know, what do you say? 'Hi, Mr. President. Nice to meet you.' And so I'm trying just to fill time. And he said, 'You know, I used to play football' ... And so he started to tell football stories of his greatness. And again, I can't see him. You can see the curtain ... He goes, 'And I have the best hands.' What do you say to that?' "
Steele said she asked him about what position he played on the football team and he began to trail off, which sparked laughter from Maher.
"I thought it was so sad because I realized that's why he was in his basement during the whole election cycle. Because even then, he couldn't finish his sentences. He struggled. So forget about politics, I don't care, I didn't vote for him. However, that made me sad," Steele added.
During a Sunday installment of Bill Maher's podcast, 'Club Room,' Sage recalled sitting down with the president for an interview in 2021
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