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ESPN Star Stephen A. Smith Admits He Regrets Voting For Harris

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Liberal ESPN star Stephen A. Smith fessed up to regretting casting his ballot for Vice President Kamala Harris.

According to Smith, the Democrat’s use of “fearmongering” tactics played a major role in his current disillusionment with the party.

“[I’m] no longer interested in… listening to a bunch of fearmongering to tell us who we shouldn’t vote for,” Smith said in an interview with Fox News.

“Why don’t you come up with a plan that tells us why we should vote for you?”

“I voted Democrat and I gotta tell you something right now, I don’t like the fact that I did,” he added.

Previously, Smith criticized Trump for seemingly prioritizing loyalty over effective leadership.

“What concerned me about Donald Trump, and the reason I voted against him and voted for Kamala Harris, was because I felt that he would be divisive,” the ESPN analyst began.

“That he would create chaos because he demands such a level of loyalty and fealty to him. And that would take priority over governing our nation. That was my concern.”

He continued, “It can’t be just about fealty to him and loyalty to him. It has to be about getting the job done on behalf of what’s in the best interests of the American people as opposed to yourself, and not engaging in the kind of juvenile tendencies, tweeting all the time and going after people who are really… irrelevant in the grand scheme of things.”

Smith also pointed out what would change his perspective, noting that certain shifts in Trump’s demeanor could positively affect his opinion.

“You do things like that, and you show that you’re the adult in the room, I don’t think anybody could dismiss Donald Trump at this particular moment in time.”

While his opinion of Trump hasn’t drastically improved, Smith indicated that he might be more open to backing a candidate with Trump-like qualities in the future, provided they focus on national priorities.

“We’re not about America only, but being about America and prioritizing what’s going on in this nation with the desolate and the disenfranchised and everybody else in between, and looking out for the best interests of what it is for America,” he explained.

“That is not a crime for an American politician or commander in chief or senator or congressional figure to have that mentality.”

Smith’s remarks also reflect broader dissatisfaction with the Democratic Party’s platform in the aftermath of the election.

Specifically, he voiced opposition to certain policies and rhetoric, saying, “I don’t want to hear about defund the police. I don’t want to hear about, you know what? There should be open borders. I don’t want to hear this stuff. And I don’t think most of the American people want to hear that.”

Smith stated his belief that Republicans might offer a more inclusive and problem-focused approach towards tackling the nation’s issues.

“If Donald Trump, JD Vance, Byron Donalds, Marco Rubio, or a host of other Republican candidates coming down the pike—that’s the kind of message that they’re going to put forth, I’m down for it,” Smith stated.

“I’m open-minded enough to make sure that they entertain that from a policy perspective. That’s what I want for the American people. That’s what I want for this nation.”

Smith reserved criticism for the Democrats’ post-election actions, particularly President Biden’s controversial pardon of his son, Hunter Biden.

“I don’t want to hear about, ‘Oh we’re about the law. Nobody’s above the law. Nobody’s above the law.’ But then you go out, and you pardon your son, and you try to blame everybody else for it,” Smith remarked.

Prior to the election, Smith had suggested that Trump’s every-man rhetoric resonated with younger Black voters, especially men.

Speaking with Chris Wallace on CNN, he stated, “I think that it’s a combination of the disgust and the absence of trust that an abundance of people—not just Black males, but an abundance of people in America—have with Capitol Hill.”

He elaborated on Trump’s appeal, saying, “Listen, when it comes to Donald Trump, he speaks a lot of folks’ language… They don’t care as much about the message.”

“They care about how he’s delivering the message, because he delivers it in a way that they want to deliver it to Capitol Hill,” Smith added.

Despite acknowledging Trump’s strong connection with certain voting demographics, Smith had predicted at the time that Harris would ultimately prevail due to her appeal to centrist voters.

“I really do think she’s going to win this election because I think that when you take away the fringes, folks on the fringe, on the extreme right and left, and you get to the center,” he said at the time.

“I think ultimately people are going to look at her- regardless of what they’re saying about her, they’re going to look at her and say, you can work with her,” he inaccurately forecasted before the election.

While speaking to Fox News, Smith was asked if he could see himself voting for Trump, to which he responded, “Quite possibly, I’m not going to sit up there and dismiss that anymore. I think we’re beyond that.”

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