In the wake of the 2024 presidential election, Stephen A. Smith of ESPN asked if he had any regrets Support Democrats.
“I voted for Democrats, and I have to tell you something now, I don't like the fact that I did that. “I don't like what I'm seeing,” Smith said. “Life, Liberty and Levin” Saturday.
Since President-elect Donald Trump's historic victory in November, the Democratic Party has played the blame game as accusations mount over who is responsible for Vice President Harris' loss.
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While some pointed to Harris, others criticized President Biden for his failed re-election campaign and poor approval ratings.
Criticisms directed at the president continued in the final weeks of his term, specifically regarding his decision Excuse me son, Hunter.
“I don't want to hear: 'Oh, we're talking about the law.' No one is above the law. “No one is above the law.” But then you go out and forgive your son and try to blame everyone for it,” Smith told host Mark Levin.
Biden issued a comprehensive pardon to Hunter on December 1 after stating several times that he would not pardon him if the jury convicted his son.
However, Smith's concerns about the Democratic Party extend beyond Biden's controversial pardon. The ESPN personality echoed the sentiments of Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, who criticized the party's platform and policy focus.
“I don't want to hear about defunding the police. I don't want to hear, you know? There should be open borders. I don't want to hear those things. And I don't think most American people want to hear that,” Smith said.
Following the elections, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders He blamed Harris' loss on the Democratic Party for “abandoning” the working class, drawing a rebuke from former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
“It is not surprising that a Democratic Party that has abandoned the working class finds itself abandoned by the working class. While the Democratic leadership defends the status quo, the American people are angry and want change,” Sanders wrote on his website. X in November, accompanied by a press release about the election results. “And they are right.”
Smith told Levin that he was “no longer interested… in listening to a bunch of fear mongers telling us who we shouldn't vote for.”
“Why don't you come up with a plan that tells us why we should vote for you?” assume.
“We're not just talking about America, but we're talking about America and prioritizing what's going on in this nation with the isolated and the disenfranchised and everyone else in between, and looking out for the best interests of what it's like for America… He continued: “It's a crime for an American politician or leader to be A top senator or a member of Congress has to have that mentality.”
“if Donald TrumpOr J.D. Vance, or Byron Donalds, or Marco Rubio, or a host of other Republican candidates coming down the pike, that's the kind of message they're going to put out, and I admire it. I'm open enough to make sure they accept it from a political perspective. This is what I want for the American people. This is what I want for this nation.”
Smith admitted he could “very likely” see himself voting for Trump if the president-elect is able to run again, but said Trump still has “a lot to prove.”
“What worries me about Donald Trump, and the reason I voted against him and voted for Kamala Harris, is because I felt like he was going to be divisive. That he was going to create chaos because he demands that level of loyalty and allegiance to him. That would take priority over governing our nation,” he explained.
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“It can't just be about loyalty and allegiance to him. It has to be about getting the job done on behalf of what's in the best interest of the American people rather than in the best interest of yourself, and not getting involved in that type of event.” Your tendencies, tweeting all the time and stalking people who really have nothing to do with the grand scheme of things. You do things like that, and you show that you're the adult in the room, and I don't think anyone can say no to it Donald Trump At this very moment.”
Fox News' Emma Colton contributed to this report.
