Stephen A. Smith Says He Has “No Choice” But To Consider Run For President

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ESPN sports analyst Stephen A. Smith has said he has “no choice” but to consider a run for President.

Smith, while appearing on ABC News, shared, “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.”

“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.”

Check out the moment he said it here:

Here’s what ABC News reported:

Stephen A. Smith, Host of ESPN’s “First Take,” hammered the Democratic Party and suggested he has “no choice” but to consider a run for president.

“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. 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,” Smith told ABC News’ “This Week” co-anchor Jonathan Karl.

Smith reiterated that because of the number of people asking him to consider a run, he has to leave the door open.

“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.”

Per Fox News:

ESPN host Stephen A. Smith was pressed by ABC News’ Jon Karl on Sunday about whether he was really considering a run for the presidency — prompting the ESPN host to say that he had no choice but to consider a potential run.

“I have no choice, because I’ve had elected officials — and I’m not going to give their names — coming up to me. 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,” Smith said, noting his contract with ESPN.

Smith posted on X that he was leaving the doors open for a run earlier this month.

“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 two to three years down the line.’ And that’s what I’ve decided to do,” the ESPN host said. “So, I would hope somebody else would step up that’s more qualified than me, but if it has to come down to me, it is something I would consider. Yes, I would. Because I don’t mind tussling with these folks at all on the left or the right. All of them disgust me, to be quite honest with you.”



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