ESPN Analyst Kirk Herbstreit Attends GOP Fundraiser
ESPN college football analyst Kirk Herbstreit headlines GOP fundraiser, sparking political debate.
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ESPN college football analyst Kirk Herbstreit and his golden retriever, Peter, recently headlined a Business Council of Alabama fundraising dinner benefiting its GOP-aligned political action committee. The event, held on October 21, was promoted as a business gathering featuring Herbstreit’s insights on leadership and success. The official announcement also disclosed that contributions would support Progress PAC, the council’s political action committee.
The council thanked its “featured speaker” and “featured retriever” on X the next day.
What a night! Thank you to everyone who made The Business Dinner possible, and a special thank you to our featured speaker, Kirk Herbstreit, and featured retriever, Peter!🏈🐕
Awful Announcing, citing David Covucci’s FOIAball newsletter, reported that Progress PAC has donated $2.6 million to Republican candidates in Alabama since 2024, while giving $260,000 to Democrats. The outlet suggested Herbstreit’s appearance contradicts his comments last month that he doesn’t closely follow politics. The remarks followed criticism of ESPN’s College GameDay interview with Sen. Ted Cruz about college sports legislation. The network was blasted for not giving equal time to an opposing viewpoint.
ESPN’s Kirk Herbstreit comments on Ted Cruz’s controversial appearance on “College GameDay.”
Herbstreit did not take part in the discussion with Cruz. He has described himself as politically independent, saying, “I don’t really get into politics,” and, “So whoever helps us as a country, I’m for. Whether that’s somebody on the left, somebody on the right.”
Source: Daily Wire
