Stephen A. Smith has weighed in on politics once again. This time he’s urging his fellow Americans to give Elon Musk a chance.
Musk has divided Americans with his roving role in President Donald Trump’s administration.
The South Africa native’s DOGE cuts in particular have proved polarizing, with his government agency-wide email asking employees to list five tasks they’d completed at work sparking outrage among employees.
However, Smith, whose own presidential ambitions have made headlines in recent months, offered a different take.
‘Elon Musk, he’s not born here. They’re making this argument he’s not an elected official, he hasn’t been confirmed by the senate and all of this,’ Smith began during a guest appearance on Fox News’ Hannity.
‘Let me explain something: I get the discomfort. What they’re missing is that you messed things up so badly over the last several years. Give the man a chance to see what he does!’
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Stephen A. Smith (left) has urged his fellow Americans to give Elon Musk (right) a chance
The ESPN analyst didn’t offer an entirely glowing report of Trump’s second term in office but he did insist he would reserve his criticism until seeing the results of the president’s initiatives.
‘I’m looking at Donald Trump, I’m not comfortable with everything that I’m seeing,’ Smith confessed. ‘I’m not comfortable with everything that he’s doing like you are. But the flip side to it is that you are willing to see the results before I engage in condemnation.
‘See, that’s the problem. The partisanship, they’re already showing it. And they’re echoing exactly what they were doing about the campaign, which means that they’re not going to resonate and they’re going to ensure that the Republicans probably win the midterms and then get four more years come 2028 because the same song and dance with the same argument is not going to cut the mustard.’
The controversial take is just the latest in a series of bold political opinions Smith has divulged since November’s election.
In recent weeks, Smith shocked Bill Maher’s audience with his blunt verdict on why Trump won a second term in the White House – and admitted why he feels like a ‘damn fool’ for supporting Harris.
As a result of his hot takes, which have gone viral, Smith has generated a lot of support for a potential presidential bid.
Smith, who previously spoke exclusively to DailyMail.com about a possible foray into the world of politics, has repeatedly hinted at running on the Democratic ticket in 2028 since Kamala Harris’ defeat to Trump at the ballot box in November.
Despite his insistence that he has no desire to be president, the 57-year-old claimed that he would beat any candidate the Democratic party put forward.
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The ESPN star admitted he didn’t feel ‘comfortable’ about some of Donald Trump’s initiatives
‘If they told me I had a legitimate, bonafide shot to win the presidency of the United States of America, I would entertain it,’ Smith told DailyMail.com in the buildup to this month’s Super Bowl.
‘Because the part that I’m not joking about is I believe I could beat every candidate on that poll. Every candidate that they mentioned, from Kamala Harris right on down to (Pete) Buttigieg and to Tim Walz. I’d beat all of them. I do believe that. I really do.’
In a shock new gambling market first reported by Front Office Sports last week, he was listed as one of the favorites to be the Democrats’ nominee for 2028, only trailing Gavin Newsom Josh Shapiro and Wes Moore.
As of Sunday morning, a $100 bet on Stephen. A to win the race would win you $1,241, and his odds of winning the nomination are now reportedly 7.26%.
Incredibly, Smith is currently tied with the likes of Pete Buttigieg, Gretchen Whitmer and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in the betting on prediction market Kalshi, while he sits above Kamala Harris, Michelle Obama, Mark Cuban, John Fetterman and J.B. Pritzker.
