Former NFL quarterback Brett Favre is in the middle of a Welfare Scandal in Mississippi after reportedly being part of a plan that shifted federal welfare money to construct a volleyball stadium that cost more than $5 million at the University of Southern Mississippi.
MSNBC’s Stephanie Ruhle, the host of the “11th Hour,” went after Favre on Twitter, tagging and telling him to apologize for his involvement in the scandal.
“Good Morning @BrettFavre – feels like a great day to APOLOGIZE to the state of Mississippi & make a major effort to make up for stealing from their poorest communities,” Ruhle tweeted on Saturday.
Furthermore, Ruhle isn’t the only MSNBC host to go after the former quarterback, as Chris Hayes called the scandal involving Favre’ cartoonish.’
“I mean, even by the standards of a state that I think is very poorly governed by the ruling Republican Party, this is an almost cartoonish scandal,” Hayes said.
“We’re not so devastating a multimillionaire football star, a guy who doesn’t lack for money, who could, I don’t know, give his daughter to school a check.”
Additionally, on the sports media side, Good Karma Brands, which owns ESPN Milwaukee, paused Favre’s appearances on the radio station. Favre is also working with SiriusXM and 33rdTeam, and the company took the same approach benching the former NFL star.
Eduardo Razo is the Assistant Content Editor for BNM, which includes writing daily news stories on the news media industry. He can be found on Twitter @eddierazo_ or you can reach him by email at eddie1991razo@gmail.com.
