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ESPN host Stephen A. Smith admitted feeling “ashamed” of the Democratic Party during an interview.
While not advocating anyone be above the law, Smith criticized Democrats for their inability to defeat Trump electorally despite numerous investigations against him over the years.
“What’s all the lawfare about?” he asked.
He slammed the “lawfare” Democrats have waged through multiple probes by officials like Letitia James and Fani Willis, as well as the Mar-a-Lago search.
Smith argued Democrats have failed to find a strong candidate to compete with Trump, who remains the presumptive 2024 GOP nominee despite various legal issues.
“One charge after another, you got Letitia James … You’ve got the folks in Georgia with Fani Willis and others. You’ve got, you know, the Mar-A-Lago situation. You got … I mean, we’re really, really, really going to have a trial about hush money to a former porn star? That’s what we’re doing? That’s what we’re doing now?” Smith asked.
“I’m like, are you kidding me? Now don’t get me wrong, I’m not advocating that anybody should be above the law at any time. What I am saying is he’s the President of the United States, the former President of the United States. You talk to us about Russian collusion, you talk to us about a bevy of things over the years. Man is still running.”
“Four indictments, 91 counts and the man gets more campaign dollars, climbing in the polls, okay?” he added, saying, “And last time I checked, he still ain’t been in cuffs, he still ain’t been put behind bars. And he’s the presumptive GOP nominee.”
“You can’t stop him. You cannot stop him,” he said.
The host excoriated Democrats for their “pathetic” lack of competitive fervor and inability to field a viable alternative to 82-year-old Biden after eight years to prepare.
“And so for me, I find myself ashamed of the Democratic Party for their lack of a competitive fervor.”
“You had since 2016 to come up with somebody else, and you still can’t do it? That is pathetic. It is pathetic,” he said. “And there is no excuse for it whatsoever.”
“It is 2024. In eight years, you should have been able to find somebody that could compete with this man other than a soon 82-year-old incumbent.”
When asked if he still wants Democrats to win, Smith said it was a “fair” question but he was finding it “hard to figure out” given their current weaknesses.
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