Former Wnba Star Chiney Ogwumike Touts Stephen A Smith's Debate Skills Ahead Of Possible Presidential Run

While little than six months person passed since nan 2024 statesmanlike election, sports media prima Stephen A. Smith appears to already beryllium looking up to 2028.

Smith, who precocious signed a lucrative contract hold pinch ESPN, often delves into governmental conversations connected his podcast, "The Stephen A. Smith Show."

During a February version of his podcast, Smith addressed nan thought of launching a bid for president a fewer years from now.

"I wanted to put this to furniture erstwhile and for all. … I person nary intentions of moving for nan president of nan United States of America," Smith said connected an section of his podcast that premiered connected Feb. 17.

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Chiney Ogwumike (Kirby Lee-Imagn Images)

But successful April, nan longtime "First Take" big suggested caller events prompted him to alteration course.

STEPHEN A SMITH SAYS HE'S STRONGLY CONSIDERING PRESIDENTIAL RUN, HAS BEEN APPROACHED BY POLITICIANS

"Time to extremity messing around. Life is great. Especially astatine ESPN/Disney. Hate nan thought of being a politician. But sick of this mess. So I’m officially leaving each doors open," Smith wrote connected X connected April 7.

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Chiney Ogwumike, who spent 4 seasons pinch nan Los Angeles Sparks and presently useful astatine ESPN, highlighted a circumstantial accomplishment that could activity to Smith's advantage should he yet tally for governmental office.

"I deliberation he would beryllium nan first to opportunity he would not needfully want to run, but fto maine show you this: I dream he makes nan statement stage," nan ESPN expert told Front Office Sports. "I deliberation he will much than clasp his own. There is cipher that is much prepared for a statesmanlike statement format than Stephen A., successful my opinion."

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During nan National Association of Broadcasters normal successful Las Vegas successful early April, Smith made it clear that his determination to tally for agency would yet hinge connected nan authorities of nan federation successful a twelvemonth aliases 2 and whether nan information astatine nan clip would bespeak he had "a morganatic changeable to win."

"If it comes successful precocious 2026, 2027, wherever I look astatine this state and deliberation it’s an absolute messiness and there’s morganatic logic to judge – whether it’s via exploratory committees aliases thing other – that I so person a morganatic changeable to triumph nan presidency of nan United States. I americium not going to norm it out, and I'm not playing." 

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President Donald Trump precocious called into NewsNation's municipality hallway connected Wednesday arsenic Smith appeared connected nan network. During nan call, Trump expressed support for a imaginable statesmanlike bid from Smith, saying nan broadcaster is "a bully guy."

"Stephen A., he’s a bully guy," Trump said. "He’s a smart guy. I emotion watching him. He’s sewage awesome intermezo skills, which is very important. People watch him.

"You know, a batch of these Democrats I watch, I say, ‘They person nary chance.’ I’ve been beautiful bully astatine picking group and picking candidates. And I will show you, I’d emotion to spot him run."

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