ESPN's Stephen A. Smith Has Major Problem With President Trump

ESPN personality Stephen A. Smith has proven over the years that he's not afraid to call out President Donald Trump. Back in February, Smith made it clear that he didn't love Trump's State of the Union address. In fact, he said that event gave him a feeling of hopelessness. Let me tell you what ...

by Chris Rosvoglou

Mar 19, 2026

ESPN commentator Stephen A. Smith.

ESPN personality Stephen A. Smith has proven over the years that he's not afraid to call out President Donald Trump.

Back in February, Smith made it clear that he didn't love Trump's State of the Union address. In fact, he said that event gave him a feeling of "hopelessness."

"Let me tell you what my description of what last night was: it was a s*** show," Smith said, via SiriusXM. "Somebody’s got to say it, so i’m gonna say it. It was a s*** show. And I don’t know how often I’ve watched the State of the Union address and I have been finding myself vacillating between befuddlement and confusion to frustration, to being so ticked off, so disgusted, and ultimately regressing to the realms of hopelessness. It’s a bad, bad place for our country to be."

During this Wednesday's edition of his SiriusXM show, Smith discussed the war in Iran. He referred to it as an "unmitigated disaster" for the Trump administration.

"What the f*** is wrong with y'all? This is some straight bulls***! It's gotta stop," Smith declared, via Daily Mail. "This is not what America is supposed to be about. We, as American citizens, are not supposed to be treated this way. And the GOP has their fingerprints all over it because they've allowed the president to get away with it."

Smith continued, "'Somebody has to say it… he's messing up so badly that the Republican Party is in a world of trouble. Somebody better wake them up real quick."

Jan 20, 2025; Atlanta, GA, USA; ESPN personality Stephen A. Smith on the ESPN First Take set at the CFP Fan Central at the George World Congress Center. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images
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Will Stephen A. Smith run for president?

Smith has flirted with the idea of him running for president of the United States several times over the past year.

"I have no desire to be a politician,” Smith told The Washington Post. “I have no intentions on being a politician, but I left the door open, A, because friends and loved ones of mine have asked me to do so and, B, because if these candidates appear to be as atrocious as they’ve been and we don’t see a light at the end of the tunnel to go up against what the other side is throwing in our direction, then will I entertain it? Yeah, I’ll entertain it."

A month ago, Smith told “CBS Sunday Morning” that he's strongly considering a run for the presidency. If he decides to give it a go, he'll run for the Democratic nomination.