Stephen A. Smith argues he can win presidential election after Democrats' ‘pathetic’ 2024 run

ESPN big Stephen A. Smith is stirring speculation astir a imaginable bid for the U.S. presidency successful 2028. 

During a caller occurrence of "The Stephen A. Smith Show," Smith hinted that helium mightiness see entering the governmental arena. 

"The Democratic Party looks truthful pathetic aft this election; I mightiness entertain running. I conscionable mightiness alteration my caput 1 day. I uncertainty it, but I might. Because however overmuch would it instrumentality to bushed y’all? And Trump can’t tally again," helium said.

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However, during an interrogation connected "Hannity," Smith clarified his stance, firmly stating that helium has nary plans to run. 

"My manner is rather lovely," Smith said. "I would not privation to ruin that by moving for the presidency of the United States of America. I person nary interest, but I was conscionable trying to marque a profound point." 

Sports broadcaster Stephen A. Smith pictured alongside Fox News' Sean Hannity during his caller quality connected his caller Fox Nation show, 'Sean.' (Fox News)

He added that with the Democratic Party successful its existent divided authorities and without a wide frontrunner, a campaigner with wide designation similar himself could beryllium a contender.

"I deliberation the Democratic Party, successful the authorities that they find themselves in, I deliberation idiosyncratic similar maine could really win," the "First Take" big argued Tuesday.

A caller canvass from McLaughlin & Associates successful January shows erstwhile Vice President Kamala Harris arsenic the distant frontrunner against different apical Democrats.

Harris led the battalion among Democratic voters with 33%, followed by erstwhile Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg astatine 9%, and California Governor Gavin Newsom astatine 7%. 

California Gov. Gavin Newsom joked astir the process that landed Vice President Kamala Harris the Democrat statesmanlike nomination. (Getty Images)

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Smith's popularity led him to person 2% successful the poll, and helium believes helium could "certainly" triumph if helium launched a campaign.

In caller months, Smith has go much vocal connected governmental issues, peculiarly erstwhile it comes to the statement implicit diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI).

In a video connected his YouTube channel, helium criticized erstwhile President Donald Trump’s stance connected DEI initiatives. Smith peculiarly objected to Trump's presumption that DEI policies were often utilized to warrant hiring individuals who were unqualified owed to their number status.

During his interrogation with Hannity, the Bronx, New York, autochthonal further explained his position. 

"My contented with the eradication of DEI… it was the mentation that the Trump medication and others were giving astir it. I don’t privation to perceive DEI automatically being astir radical who hap to beryllium minorities that are unqualified," Smith said.

Trump signed an enforcement bid terminating galore DEI initiatives and dismissed hundreds of authorities employees progressive successful DEI-related work. 

Trump besides suggested that DEI standards astatine the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) could person contributed to the caller Washington level crash, which killed 67 people. 

"We indispensable person lone the highest standards for those who enactment successful our aviation system," Trump remarked. "Only the highest aptitude — you person to beryllium the highest intellect — and psychologically superior people, were allowed to suffice for aerial postulation controllers."

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"It’s 1 happening to get escaped of it each together," said Smith. "It’s different happening wholly to articulate and verbalize the presumption that … everybody that was associated with DEI are unqualified individuals."