Stephen A. Smith reacts to Donald Trump's “Confirmation”

The ESPN moderator and long -time NBA commentator Stephen A. Smith responded to President Donald Trump on Saturday, which supported the idea that Smith supported the president in a new episode of his show at the beginning of this week.

He also told Jake Tapper from CNN that he was “horrified” for him by supporting the president.

Why is it important

Smith, who has no formal political background, appeared in a Newsnation -Rathaus organized by Chris Cuomo at the beginning of this week, which was organized together with the commentator Bill O'reilly. During the event, O'Reilly called Trump and asked if he had advice on a potential Smith President Run. “I would like to see him run,” said Trump.

While the presidential elections in 2028 are still far away, in view of the Republicans, who were widespread in November, in which they won the White House, turned the Senate turned over and captured on a majority, the Democratic Party works out how to rebuild and renamed it.

What to know?

On Wednesday evening, O'Reilly asked the president on the phone: “Stephen A. Smith can run for the president for Stephen A for Stephen A when he starts the run?”

Trump replied with “No, Stephen A., he is a good guy, a clever guy.” He continued: “I love to watch him. He has great entertainment skills, which is very important. People watch him,” he added that this property would be of crucial importance for the race.

The President was emblazoned on his track record and said: “I was pretty good at selecting people and picking candidates, and I will tell them I would like to see him walking.”

In an episode of The Stephen A. Smith Show Smith posted on May 3, Smith replied to what he referred to Trump's “confirmation” and said: “Regardless of how some of them feel about him, he is still the President of the United States. And when the President of the United States says that, it counts for something.”

He continued: “I kept the door open for a potential run because chosen civil servants and my own pastor said:” You don't know what God planned for you. “

On Sunday morning Smith Jake Tapper joined CNN The state of the Union to discuss his reaction to the support of a potential Smith run by the President. “I was horrified to be honest with them,” said Smith to Tapper.

“I was not looking for a confirmation of anyone, especially from him. But he is the President of the United States. There is a bit of flattery that goes hand in hand with the man who has the highest office in the country, and I can appreciate it,” he said and added that “I obviously have no chance”.

Later he said Tapper that he did not believe that he is the most qualified potential candidate, but “I think if I take it very, very seriously and I pulled forward and I decided to become a politician, I think I could win? You are a right.”

The prominent Democrats, who are widely speculated to weigh a run, are the former transport secretary Pete Buttigieg, the governor of California, the governor of Kentucky, the governor of Maryland, the governor of Michigan, the governor of Michigan, Gretchen Whitmer, and The governor of Pennsylvania, Josh Shapiro, Josh Shapiro.

What people say

The former Republican of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, a California Republican are “just in the lead” for the area code of the democratic president in 2028.

The prominent podcaster Steve Bannon told Newsnation presenter Chris Cuomo in April: “Politically, it will help him [Trump] In his re -election in 2028, which he just set up the goods last night … we have many different alternatives to ensure that President Trump is President of the United States in the afternoon of January 2029, many different alternatives. And we will roll it out over time. “

The Democrat of Kentucky, governor Andy Beshear, said on WDRB about a potential presidential run at the beginning of this week: “If you asked me a few years ago whether this was something I would consider, I would probably not do it. But I don't want to leave my children to a broken country.

What happens next

Official announcements for the Democratic primary school in 2028 can only be expected in the election and serve as time to possibly rename the Democratic Party, which in the 2024 elections, may be renamed.

Democrats also hope for a successful intermediate elections in 2026. So far, four Senate Democrats have not announced that the senators Durbin, Jeanne Shaheen from New Hampshire, Gary Peters from Michigan and Tina Sminnesota have been running.