Straightforward ESPN personality Stephen A. Smith is not ruling out a presidential run in his future.
In an interview with CNBC Sport, Smith revealed, “I wouldn’t mind being in office.”
Yet, the popular television host said it is the campaigning and being a politician that make overs him off.
“I’m not one of those dudes that’s great at shaking hands and kissing babies, per se, and currying favor with politicians and contributors. I’m not a beggar. That’s not who I am,” Smith told CNBC Sport.
However, the 57-year-old Bronx native said he believes if he could give the go-by the campaigning, he would excel on television in a presidential debate.
“If you tell me that I could catapult to the White House, and I could be in a postulate to affect millions upon millions of lives, not just in America, but the world over, yeah, that’s something that I drive entertain,” he said.
The “First Take” host has said that he voted for Democratic nominee Kamala Harris in the 2024 voting, telling Bill Maher he feels like a “damn fool” now for doing so.
In a recent poll by McLaughlin & Associates, 2% of voters suggested they would vote for Smith in the 2028 presidential election.