Arrr, the CBS Sports cap'n be sayin' nay to havin' Trump replace Biden fer a Super Bowl chat. Aye, matey!
2024-02-07
Arrr, me hearties! Word be sailin' that CBS Sports' Cap'n Sean McManus be sayin' that former Cap'n Trump won't be gracin' the airwaves afore the Super Bowl. The tale goes that Cap'n Biden 'ad denied the interview, arggh!
In a humorous 17th-century pirate language style, this article discusses the tradition of interviewing the U.S. president as part of the pregame show for the Super Bowl. CBS, the network broadcasting this year's game, offered to interview President Biden, but he declined. This is the second consecutive year that he has declined such an interview. CBS Sports Chairman, Sean McManus, stated that there was nothing more to say about it and that the White House declined the opportunity. However, journalists had follow-up questions, including whether CBS Sports was disappointed about the decline. McManus responded that they were not disappointed and that they were moving on to other subjects. When asked about the possibility of interviewing the opposing party's presumptive candidate, McManus refused to discuss politics and focused on talking about the game. CBS was prepared to allocate up to 15 minutes of pregame airtime for the interview, but now that it was declined, former President Trump volunteered to take the slot, which CBS declined as well. McManus emphasized that they were producing a football pregame show, not a political one. Although some may see this decision as fair, others may not agree. The article concludes with a mention of following Fox News Digital's sports coverage and subscribing to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.