Instead, the opposite happened.Several commentators at ESPN used their platforms to spread political messaging following Donald Trump's candidacy and eventual presidency.Meanwhile, Cowherd largely avoided politics on his new show.To this day, Cowherd is one of the few major sports commentators whose political leanings and views on Trump remain largely unknown.Colin Cowherd, via The Volume (The Volume.)EXCLUSIVE: Colin Cowherd Opens Up About Selling The Volume, Scaling Back Three-Hour Show, and RetirementCowherd sat down with OutKick this week for a wide-ranging interview.
Among the topics, we discussed why he chose to stick to sports when much of the industry did not."Well, I always said I love Bill Maher, but I don't want to hear his football picks.I think Ben Shapiro is smart.
I don't want to hear his picks either," Cowherd said."My broadcast corporate executives pay me to talk sports.""I've always thought I was sort of a radical centrist.
Sort of left on social programs, kind of center-right on fiscal policy.That's how I viewed myself," he explained."Like a lot of my friends, I think there have been times since COVID when there's been Democrat overreach in policy and certain cultural shifts I don't necessarily agree with.
There are times on the right where I don't think every time Trump gets on a plane and goes overseas I'd rather he not make a deal for himself and his family.I don't love that.""I think I'm critical of both, and I defend both."Colin Cowherd attends The Volume Anniversary Party in Los Angeles, Calif., on Feb.
9, 2022.(Jerod Harris/Getty Images)Specifically, Cowherd said, "Conservatives and Trump do a better job on our borders.
I think their messaging is very clear on the economy and crime.""There are other things where I would move left," he cautioned.When asked about ESPN's shift toward politics and then away from it, Cowherd pointed to changes in leadership."When [John] Skipper left, the first thing you noticed was ESPN started talking way...