Stephen A. Smith on Monday set the record straight after critics called him a Republican for his previous criticisms of the Democratic Party.
Since Donald Trump won the election — and even before the election itself — Smith has pulled no punches when criticizing either party. In recent weeks, he’s been especially harsh when detailing the failures of the Democratic Party that resulted in the losses of the White House, the House of Representatives, and the Senate. Because of this, some have argued that Smith — a self-proclaimed independent — has become a Republican.
On Monday’s episode of The Stephen A. Smith Show, he pushed back on that narrative while continuing to call out the Democrats.
“Joe Biden, they caught him sleeping at an African conference in Angola,” Smith said. “Donald Trump’s wide awake going back to the White House. Peggy Noonan, an outstanding columnist for The Wall Street Journal, wrote about the ‘un-precedence’ that exists with a president-elect — who’s usually chilling, they’re normally only making news when there are headlines announcing their cabinet members — yet Donald Trump is walking around like he’s president now! In France recently for the re-opening — what is it — the Notre-Dame cathedral; talking to [President Volodymyr Zeleskyy] for Ukraine — no doubt [President Vladimir Putin] for Russia; talking to [Israeli Prime Minister] Benjamin Netanyahu with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
“Look at what is happening! Every time there is substantive stuff to talk about in the world of politics, Donald Trump’s name is the headline instead of President Joe Biden. Y’all lost! The Democrats, you lost! You got your ass kicked in every way imaginable!”
Watch the clip above.