Stephen A. Smith has revealed why he’s seriously considering running for president.
During an interview with “ABC News Live Prime with Linsey Davis”, Smith said he would love to take on the political establishment.
”I’m considering it in all seriousness, because I’ve had very, very serious people approach me about it,” Smith said.
Smith noted that “with tremendous power comes tremendous responsibility.”
“And if you’re talking to me about the possibility of me being the President of the United States, where people are walking up to me saying, ‘Excuse me, we think is a legitimate shot that you have to win with the nonsense that I see taking place on Capitol Hill.’”
“I would be lying if I said I wouldn’t consider it,” Smith added. “Especially when my own pastor called me and said, ‘Don’t close the door on this…You never know what God has in store for you.”
A registered Independent, Smith said, would look forward to taking on politicians.
“I’m dead serious about wanting to go up against those politicians. Not being a politician, but wanting to go up against them on a debate stage. To call out what they have done to our country, to harm us,” he explained. “It would be my pleasure.”
Smith also took aim at former MSNBC host Joy Reid, who has been highly critical of his political takes.
“I don’t know this woman. I’ve met her one time,” Smith argued. “And I shook her hand once. I’ve never spoken to her in my life. She’s responding that way because when she got fired by MSNBC, her show got canceled, I spoke on it,” explained the TV anchor. “What I said was, she is a talent, highly intelligent woman. I respect her. The issue, however, is that if your numbers drop 47% and you are Black in this culture that we’re living in, did you really expect something else to happen? Of course, they were going to do that to you.”