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Is ESPN punishing conservatives like Mike Ditka for political comments?

Is ESPN punishing political conservatives such as Mike Ditka?

That will be the question likely asked by some sports fans and conservative media if ESPN demotes Iron Mike from its "Sunday NFL Countdown" pregame show for his comments about President Barack Obama and Donald Trump.

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Ditka sparked a media storm last week by calling Obama the "worst" U.S. president ever on WABC's Bernie & Sid morning radio show in New York while expressing support for the controversial Trump.