Weeks after sitting in a 4-hour dinner with President Donald Trump at the White House, Stephen A. Smith returns to Washington, D.C. to interview Trump and press him about the GOP’s midterms loss, Black voters, HBCU funding, criminal justice reform, Barack Obama, and much more.
During the sit-down, Trump, of course, slams former President Joe Biden, former Vice President Kamala Harris, and claims he could “easily” beat a “highly overrated” Obama on a hypothetical ballot.
As we previously shared, on Friday (October 16), Trump revealed he had dinner with Smith. The sports analyst, who dabbles in political affairs, confirmed the dinner meeting. He claimed he pressed Trump about several issues involving the Black community, mainly.
Despite Smith’s own reasoning for accepting the invitation, he was criticized over it. However, he continued to double down on only going to the White House to pressure Trump about his administration’s work to help Black people.
Weeks later, on Thursday (November 12), Smith was seen walking out of the White House. Within hours, he uploaded a 49-minute interview to his YouTube Channel for his ‘Straight Shooter’ podcast.
During the sit-down, Smith pressed Trump about several issues from their initial meeting, plus more. First, they spoke about the 2026 midterm elections and the GOP’s major loss. Trump reflected on where things likely went awry with voters and the GOP candidates. Trump then addressed “fake news” narratives and political messages.
Additionally, Trump spoke about tariffs and how they are bringing back manufacturing to the United States of America. Then, Trump spoke about Black voters and funding for HBCUs. He doubled down on his administration doing better than previous ones in bettering the lives of Black voters. He also talked about unemployment rates and criminal justice reform.
Finally, Trump addressed his request for voters to act like he was on the midterms ballot and how that didn’t quite wok out. Smith then asked Trump if he and Obama were on a hypothetical ballot. who would win. Trump said he’d “easily” beat Obama, whom he called “highly overrated.”
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