Stephen A Smith claims Trump ran for president to 'get back' at NFL owners after failed Bills bid

Apparently, President-elect Donald Trump's statesmanlike runs are each revenge.

The 78-year-old won the election earlier this month, marking the 2nd clip helium got the motion to tally the state successful 3 predetermination cycles.

However, Stephen A. Smith said this is each due to the fact that helium did not go the proprietor of an NFL squad astir a decennary ago.

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Former President Donald Trump attends a crippled betwixt the NFL Pittsburgh Steelers and the New York Jets successful Latrobe, Pennsylvania, connected Oct. 20, 2024. (Evan Vucci-Pool/Getty Images)

Smith said Trump really told him helium would tally for president if his bid for the Buffalo Bills astatine the clip did not travel to fruition.

"He called maine successful 2014. This is simply a existent story… He says, ‘Stephen A., I’m trying to bargain the Buffalo Bills.’ Price tag was $1.4 billion. He had astir $1.1 billion. I was being told helium wasn’t gonna get the team," Smith told Bill Maher connected the latter's podcast earlier this week.

"He said, ‘Stephen A., if these motherf---ers get successful my way’ - talking astir the NFL owners - 'these motherf---ers get successful my way, I’m gonna get them each back. I’m gonna tally for president.’ That’s what helium said!"

Former President Donald Trump attends a crippled betwixt the NFL Pittsburgh Steelers and the New York Jets connected Oct. 20, 2024 successful Latrobe, Pennsylvania. (Evan Vucci-Pool/Getty Images)

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The Pegula household coiled up buying the squad for the terms tag, Smith said.

Trump reflected connected his Bills bid successful an occurrence of "Bussin' With The Boys" earlier this year.

"I don’t deliberation it was a precise superior run, but I gave them a warrant of $1 billion, truthful that’s ever serious, right?" helium said astatine the time.

Former President Donald Trump waves to the assemblage during a crippled betwixt the Pittsburgh Steelers and the New York Jets astatine Acrisure Stadium. (Barry Reeger-Imagn Images)

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Trump was the bulk proprietor of the New Jersey Generals of the archetypal USFL successful the 1980s, which occurred aft helium attempted to bargain the Baltimore Colts. He had besides expressed involvement successful buying the Dallas Cowboys and New England Patriots.

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