ESPN Drops Hank Williams Jr. Song for Obama-Hitler Remark

Singer defends comments

Sports broadcaster ESPN pulled its signature song from Monday night’s NFL broadcast after country singer Hank Williams Jr. seemingly compared Barack Obama to Hitler during an interview earlier in the day.

Speaking on Fox News’ Fox & Friends, the singer criticized a golf game between the president and House Speaker John Boehner, a Republican. Williams called the incident “one of the biggest political mistakes ever."

"Come on! It'd be like Hitler playing golf with [Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin] Netanyahu,” he remarked.

ESPN responded by dropping Williams’ song "Are You Ready for Some Football" from Monday’s broadcast, though it is unclear if this is a permanent decision.

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