On Thursday, Stephen A. Smith’s comments on Fox News, The Sean Hannity Show, reached the attention of the civil rights organization, the NAACP, and sparked off a controversy.
His controversial statement came when he defended Donald Trump by saying Black Americans could relate to him “being discriminated against.”
Stephen A. Smith's comments about Donald Trump drew the ire of many… including the NAACP. ⏬https://t.co/NzD18w5CvS
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) April 22, 2024
Sean Hannity invited Smith to the show to discuss his comments criticizing the Democrats. He upholds that it is an unfair prosecution of former president Donald Trump for his New York hush money trial.
In response to his Thursday comments on the Sean Hannity Show,
“Relatable!?!Show of hands, Anyone in your Black family has 88 felony charges pending, filed for bankruptcy 6x, made an attempt to overthrow a presidential election and our democracy, and still have the ability to fall asleep in court and dream of being POTUS? #BLASPHEMOUS.”
This is absolutely, positively, sad that you — @NAACP — would misrepresent my comments like this. I was asked what Blacks WHO SUPPORT TRUMP are thinking as to why they support him. I answer THAT question. Sad! But you’re entitled. Good luck. Maybe that will beat Trump, since… https://t.co/bQXK5Ldfuz
— Stephen A Smith (@stephenasmith) April 20, 2024
Smith was quick to respond and clarify his comments,
“This is absolutely, positively, sad that you, NAACP — would misrepresent my comments like this. I was asked what Blacks WHO SUPPORT TRUMP are thinking as to why they support him. I answer THAT question. Sad! But you’re entitled. Good luck. Maybe that will beat Trump, since little else seems to be working — which was my overall point. We shall see.”
Smith, from his comments, is an outspoken Democratic voter in the past who has already declared his support for President Joe Biden in the 2024 presidential election.
Smith had shared with Hannity on Fox News, who is well known to speak up his speak his mind,
“As much as people may have been abhorred by Donald Trump’s statement weeks ago talking about how Black folks, he’s hearing that Black folks find him relatable because of what he is going through is similar to what Black Americans have gone through, he wasn’t lying! He was telling the truth.”
HBCU alumnus and First Take star Smith is one who is never far from controversy, and on his show The Stephen A. Smith Show he often talks about non-sports topics.
