Longtime ESPN host Stephen A. Smith discussed the possibility of running for president as a Democrat in 2028 — a prospect he has long considered — during a recent appearance on CNN’s “State of the Union.”
While Smith has long been a supporter of left-wing causes and organizations, the “First Take” host has criticized his party on a number of issues in recent years, including the politically motivated prosecutions of President Trump and the embrace of radical gender ideology.
He continued with his critiques while speaking with CNN’s Jake Tapper, stating that the “extreme left” has ruined the Democratic Party’s brand.
“We know what we lean towards when it came to open borders. We know that the spending was excessive, even though it’s excessive on the Republican side as well. I think a 37 trillion dollar budget, when Republicans try to act like it’s just the Democrats, that’s not true,” Smith said.
“But the Democrats certainly shouldn’t be absolved from blame in that regard. Certainly with identity politics, woke culture, cancel culture, I thought that that was something that ravaged our nation psychologically,” he continued. “Because you had people literally scared they were going to lose their jobs if