Jemele Hill 'Disappointed' Dodgers Visited Trump, Falsely Claims He Tried To Erase Jackie Robinson

Former ESPN host Jemele Hill says the Los Angeles Dodgers "disappointed" her this week when they visited President Donald Trump at the White House to celebrate their World Series win.

"I’m not surprised the Dodgers went to the White House, but I’m still disappointed they chose to [mingle] with the president, whose administration just recently tried to literally erase Jackie Robinson’s [legacy]," Hill said on her podcast.

"The people who are dedicated to erasing history do so because they actually want to repeat it," she continued. "So the Trump administration’s efforts to erase Jackie Robinson is on brand. When they did that, you would think you would have heard a loud and angry response from the Dodgers. Instead, you heard [crickets]."

Except, the Trump administration is not and was not trying to erase Robinson's legacy.

WASHINGTON, DC - (L-R) Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw, U.S. President Donald Trump, and Los Angeles Dodgers Owner and Chairman Mark Walter pose with a jersey presented to Trump as he hosts the 2024 World Series champions in the East Room of the White House on April 7, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Hill is referring to the Department of Defense removing an article from its website last month called "Sports Heroes Who Served: Baseball Great Jackie Robinson Was WWII Soldier." The story was scrubbed as part of a purge to remove all DEI-related content from the site, as per Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's initiative. However, the article never referenced "DEI." Only its URL did.

Why was "DEI" added to the URL of a story in which it did not belong?

Unlike Hill, OutKick asked the Department of Defense that very question. An official with knowledge of the situation