In perhaps the worst-kept political secret since Bill Clinton’s hedonism was publicly exposed, ESPN personality Stephen A. Smith seems all but assured to at least make an attempt at the 2028 presidential election.
While Smith has been gettingmore and moreinvolved with political discourse lately, the outspoken television personality has been dropping bigger and bigger clues to his political aspirations.
That culminated with a recent interview with CBS News’ Robert Costa, where Smith revealed that he’s “giving strong consideration” to running for president as the Democratic nominee.
Stephen A. Smith to@CBSSundayairing Feb. 15: “I will confess to you, I’m giving strong consideration to being on that debate stage for 2027” and running for the Democratic nomination. “I’ve got this year coming up 2026, to think about it, to study, to know the issues.”
— Robert Costa (@costareports)February 13, 2026
“I will confess to you, I’m giving strong consideration to being on that debate stage for 2027,” Smith told Costa.
He added, “I’ve got this year coming up 2026, to think about it, to study, to know the issues.”
You can watch the whole interview, which aired Sunday, below:
High-profile ESPN and SiriusXM commentator and bestselling author@stephenasmithis a combative and colorful voice on sports. But now, with a weekly political show, in which he interviews government leaders, he is gaining notice in Washington, too.
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