Sports analystStephen A. Smithcontinues to tease a potential presidential run, tellingCBSSunday Morningthat while he has “no desire” to be a politician or run for office, he’s not ruling it out.
In an interview withCBS News‘Robert Costa, Smith said, “So when somebody talks about me being a president or whatever, I have no desire to be a politician, zero. … I have no desire to run for office.”
But Smith said he was “not ruling it out because I’d love to be on the debate stages against some of these individuals that think they’re better suited to run the country. Because I think that the American people deserve to listen to and hear from somebody who genuinely cares about making life better for them instead of yourself.”
TheESPNhost also told Costa that he would run as a Democrat.Watch on Deadline
He said that he “couldn’t see myself running as a member of the GOP.I’m a fiscal conservative. I can’t stand high taxes, but I’m a social liberal in the same breath because I believe in living and let live. I pay attention to the desolate and disenfranchised … Yes, I like strong borders. That’s absolutely true. We never needed open borders, but we don’t need it to be completely closed either. We are a gorgeous mosaic.”
Smith for some time has dangled the prospect of running as an unconventional candidate against a field of career politicians, but there’s a big gap between not ruling out a run and actually doing it. Figures like Dwayne Johnson and Disney’s Bob Iger have mulled getting into politics but have yet to do so.
Costa wrote on X after the interview, “Stephen A. Smith is moving closer to a 2028 campaign … spending a few days with him in recent months reminded me of spending a few days with Trump back in 2013-2014. Many laughed at the prospect of a bid. But in an age of celebrity and social media…”
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I can yell. Does that qualify me to run.
When I read these comments, I start to think he could actually win lol
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