ESPN analyst and broadcaster Stephen A. Smith gave his honest take on the issue of Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s visit to the Oval Office and what it could mean for the future of the US political landscape.
In an interview with ABC News, Stephen A. Smith gave his take on the controversial visit of Gretchen Whitmer to the presidential office.
“She’s the governor of Michigan,” he said. “She has no choice but to do that. And anybody that thinks otherwise is just being foolish and immature and childish. The fact is, is that she’s [a] governor [and] you need to do business with the federal government. He’s the president of the United States. You don’t get to circumvent him.”
“So as a result, you have to be an adult in the room and be prepared to do business. And anybody that would encourage her to do otherwise is just being utterly ridiculous.”
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Stephen A. Smith on Considering Running For President: “I Have No Choice”
In the same interview, Stephen A. Smith also justified his intent to run for president by citing people in power who, he said, have been calling for him to make a run for the office.
“I have no choice, because I’ve had elected officials, and I’m not going to give their names, elected officials coming up to me,” he said. “I’ve had folks who are pundits come up to me. I’ve had folks that got a lot of money, billionaires and others that have talked to me about exploratory committees and things of that nature. I’m not a politician. I’ve never had a desire to be a politician.”
With the number of people he said have been asking him to run for the highest office in the country, the sports analyst said he had no choice but to leave his door open and consider the possibility.
“Here’s the reality: People, literally people, have walked up to me, including my own pastor, for crying out loud, who has said to me, ‘You don’t know what God has planned for you. At least show the respect to the people who believe in you, who respect you, who believe that you can make a difference in this country, to leave the door open for any possibilities some to three years down the line.’ And that’s what I’ve decided to do.”
While he had expressed intent to run for president in 2028, Stephen A. Smith also reiterated that he is “not a politician.”
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