Former ESPN anchor and columnist Jemele Hill, who clashed with Trump, joins The Atlantic

Jemele Hill, a former ESPN anchor and columnist for the Undefeated, is joining The Atlantic as a staff writer, Editor-In-Chief Jeffrey Goldberg announced on Twitter Monday.

She will cover the intersection of sports, politics, race, gender and culture, he said. Hill confirmed the hire on Twitter with the praying hands emoji.

Hill left ESPN in September after 12 years with the company. She was hired in 2006.

Over the past year, Hill had received criticism for being an outspoken critic of President Donald Trump.

Last September, Hill made headlines after she told another Twitter user that she believed Trump was a white supremacist. White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders called the tweet a “fireable offense.”

In October, Hill, who was a sports writer at The News & Observer from 1997-99, was disciplined for tweeting about Cowboys’ owner Jerry Jones. After Jones said he would bench any player who kneeled during the national anthem, Hill responded with a series of tweets, including one in response to another tweet suggesting people contact the Cowboys’ advertisers’ corporate offices.

Hill was suspended for two weeks.

Hill returned to her role after her suspension, but in January she announced that she would leave her SportsCenter show for The Undefeated.

Correction: A previous version of this story incorrectly stated that Jemele Hill would join the Athletic. Hill will join The Atlantic.

This story was originally published October 1, 2018 at 12:06 PM.