Donald Trump Urges Stephen A. Smith To Run For President In 2028

ESPN host and longtime NBA commentator Stephen A. Smith responded Saturday to what he called a “recent endorsement” from President Donald Trump, who backed the idea of Smith running for president earlier this week in a new episode of his show.

Smith, who has no formal political background, appeared at a NewsNation town hall hosted by Chris Cuomo alongside commentator Bill O’Reilly earlier this week. During the event, O’Reilly phoned Trump and asked if he had any advice for a potential Smith presidential run. “I’d love to see him run,” Trump said. While the 2028 presidential election is still far away, given the Republicans widespread electoral victory in November, in which they took the White House, flipped the Senate and held onto a House majority, the Democratic party is working out how to rebuild and rebrand.