{"id":13369,"date":"2024-11-05T03:31:20","date_gmt":"2024-11-05T03:31:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=13369"},"modified":"2024-11-05T03:31:20","modified_gmt":"2024-11-05T03:31:20","slug":"video-skip-bayless-makes-it-clear-where-he-stands-politically","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=13369","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: Skip Bayless Makes It Clear Where He Stands Politically"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Skip Bayless, the former iconic host of Fox Sports 1\u2019s Undisputed, is back with his hot takes.<\/p>\n<p>Bayless typically sticks to sports, but since he is no longer tied to a major network and the Presidential election is on Tuesday, the former Fox Sports and ESPN personality decided to make it clear where he stood.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday night, the 72-year-old took to his podcast and admitted that he\u2019s neither a Democrat nor a Republican but openly pondered if Vice President Kamala Harris was the \u201cdynamic leader and decision maker this country needs and deserves.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Let me say this about Donald Trump: I do not share many of his views, but I do believe he&#8217;s a natural-born leader who isn&#8217;t afraid to make tough decisions <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kJa8lNFZ6i\">pic.twitter.com\/kJa8lNFZ6i<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealSkipBayless\/status\/1853585483822989786?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 4, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cJust for the record, I am neither Democrat nor Republican,\u201d Bayless said on his eponymous podcast via YouTube. \u201cI did not vote for Donald Trump either of the first two times. But I must admit: I\u2019m having a hard time convincing myself that Kamala Harris will make the kind of president this country deserves.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div id=\"incontent-ad-1\" class=\"pw-incontent\" data-label=\"Advertisement\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"pw-ad-container-logo\">\n<p>He also called Donald Trump a \u201cNatural born leader.\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"wp-block-group check-this-out has-xs-padding-top has-sm-padding-bottom\" data-content-name=\"Check This Out\" data-track-content=\"\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-5 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex has-xl-margin-bottom\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cThey are voting for Kamala only because there is no way they would vote for Donald Trump. It\u2019s not that they believe deeply in Kamala \u2026 it\u2019s just that they have condemned Donald Trump as a far-right psycho who cannot be allowed back into power.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group mai-link-exclude has-alt-background-color has-background has-light-background has-xs-padding-top has-xs-padding-bottom has-sm-padding-left has-sm-padding-right has-xl-margin-top has-xl-margin-bottom\" data-content-name=\"Google News Follow Us\" data-track-content=\"\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cLet me say this about Donald Trump,\u201d\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=djF8fJgbcmg&amp;ab_channel=TheSkipBaylessShow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bayless continues<\/a>. \u201cI do not share a number of his views. Or maybe many of his views. But I do believe that he is a natural-born leader who isn\u2019t afraid to make tough decisions.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Skip Bayless also acknowledged that Trump has some \u201cGeneral Patton in him,\u201d referring to George S. Patton from World War II.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cDonald Trump has some hard-ass commander in him,\u201d says Bayless. \u201cSometimes when you want to preserve your freedom from superpowers that want to take it from you, you need a Patton on your side, in the controls, even if you don\u2019t believe in his politics.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Skip Bayless stated that he hasn\u2019t been happy with Trump, though.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cYou are Donald freaking Trump. You are one of the most recognizable men in the world. You are one of the most successful businessmen in the history of the world. You don\u2019t need to lie, exaggerate, or even embellish the truth. You should be so much better than that. You\u2019ve earned being better than that,\u201d Bayless said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>He finished:\u00a0<em>\u201cI\u2019m not even sure I can trust our voting process anymore. How many votes are being allowed from people who are not even U.S. citizens? I have no idea.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-skip-bayless-has-not-made-a-move-since-leaving-fs1\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Skip Bayless Has Not Made A Move Since Leaving FS1<\/h2>\n<p>Skip Bayless signed a four-year, $32 million deal with Fox Sports in 2021 after initially joining in 2016.<\/p>\n<div id=\"incontent-ad-4\" class=\"pw-incontent\" data-label=\"Advertisement\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"pw-ad-scroll-container pw-clearfix pw-hide-in-content-out-of-view\" data-pw-in-article=\"true\">\n<div class=\"pw-ad-container-logo\">\n<p>His run with the company ended in August 2024.<\/p>\n<p>In a social media post, Bayless shared that he had just completed his last FS1 show.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cToday was my last show on Undisputed. I\u2019m leaving FS1,\u201d Bayless posted on X, formerly known as Twitter. \u201cI\u2019ve been planning to pursue other opportunities for several months. I had a great 8-year run with a lot of great people at Fox, but now I\u2019m excited for what\u2019s coming up. Stay tuned.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The sports talk program was plagued by controversy. Bayless and co-host Shannon Sharpe had several escalating tense moments on-air, which led to the hall-of-fame tight end leaving the show.<\/p>\n<p>Since Bayless\u2019 departure, he has not made a move elsewhere and decided to just do his podcast.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Skip Bayless, the former iconic host of Fox Sports 1\u2019s Undisputed, is back with his hot takes. 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