Sports commentator Skip Bayless has had his X account hacked by a Donald Trump-supporting cryptocurrency fanatic on the day of the US election.
Bayless, the former ESPN and Fox Sports analyst, has 3.2million followers on his social media account, but he appeared to lose control of it shortly after 5pm ET on election day.
In a barrage of messages, which quickly went viral, the hacker endorsed Trump – just one day after the real Bayless had spoken about being undecided over who to vote for.
One post read: ‘President Election is LIVE. my vote goes to TRUMP MAGA 2024 !!
‘Speaking of MAGA , I have been into crypto recently and I couldn’t think of a better president than Donald Trump to support the economy and the crypto world.’
Skip Bayless admitted this week that he wasn’t sure who to vote for in the US election
A tweet from Bayless’ hacked account claimed that he was voting for ‘Trump MAGA 2024’
In another message, Bayless’ hacker said: ‘F*** KAMALA’, and then also said, ‘Let’s do this come on cant [sic] let lebron win’, in reference to the NBA superstar James, who has come out in support of Harris.
Just 24 hours before losing access to his account, Bayless revealed he was undecided on who to vote for on Election Day, pointing out his thoughts on what both candidates have done right and wrong on his podcast.
‘Just for the record, I am neither Democrat nor Republican,’ Bayless said. ‘I did not vote for Donald Trump either of the first two times. But I must admit – I’m having a hard time convincing myself that Kamala Harris will make the kind of president this country deserves.’
A Donald Trump fan took control of sports analyst Bayless’ account shortly after 5pm ET
Another tweet claimed that LeBron ‘doesn’t give a c***’ about Americans for voting Kamala
A series of the bizarre tweets from Bayless’ hacked account on the evening of election day
While Bayless said Harris won the only Presidential debate, she has not done anything to further sway his vote in the last several weeks.
‘In so many other interviews I’ve seen her do, she loses her train of thought. She just rambles,’ Bayless said. ‘And I start to wonder – Is she really the kind of dynamic leader and decision-maker this country needs and deserves?’
‘They are voting for Kamala only because there is no way they would vote for Donald Trump. It’s not that they believe deeply in Kamala – it’s just that they have condemned Donald Trump as a far-right psycho who cannot be allowed back into power.’
Shortly before 5:45pm ET, the posts were deleted, but the hacker then continued to post new messages, and it is unclear whether Bayless has regained control of his account.
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