Stephen A. Smith visits White House again after controversial dinner with President Trump
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Last month, Stephen A. Smith met with United States President Donald Trump for what turned out to be a high-profile and controversial dinner. On Thursday, the ESPN star was back at the White House.
Smith’s last visit, a dinner alongside Bill Maher and Kid Rock, drew plenty of backlash and ended with Trump publicly trashing the evening as a “waste of time.” But that did not seem to stop Smith from visiting again this week.
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Dinner With Trump
Back in October, Trump had a high-profile dinner with Smith, Maher, and Kid Rock where the four discussed a number of topics for hours.
Kid Rock was the first to share details about the dinner, saying the group discussed everything from the war in Iran to socialism. Smith said he went to advocate for HBCU funding.
“Anytime I see HBCUs in trouble, I’m going to do what I can to help,” Smith said, via The Comeback. “It’s just that simple.”
Smith said the dinner lasted more than four hours, and he compared Trump to legendary boxing promoter Don King. Trump, however, later disputed Smith’s account in a lengthy social media post.
“I learned nothing, and felt it was a waste of time,” Trump wrote. “It didn’t last four hours, it lasted two hours, maybe less.”
Trump also called Maher a “COMPLETE AND TOTAL LOSER” and a “major POTHEAD” in the same post.
Back at the White House
While Trump may have dismissed the meeting as a waste of time, that does not seem to have scared Smith away.
On Thursday, CBS News shared video of Smith arriving at the White House. The network noted that Smith “was seen walking into the West Wing.”
The White House has not said why Smith was there. Smith has not yet commented on the visit.
Given how much Smith had to say about his last trip to the White House, though, he probably won’t stay quiet about this one for long.
Stephen A.’s Political Ambitions
Smith has repeatedly floated the idea of running for president in 2028 as a Democrat. But he hasn’t always made it easy to tell where he stands politically, often taking shots at both parties.
He has called out Trump for making “utterly ridiculous” promises, and said Republicans had “no spine whatsoever” against the president. But he also recently praised Secretary of State Marco Rubio as “the real deal” and predicted he will be the Republican nominee in 2028. Smith added that he hasn’t seen a Democrat who can beat him yet.
Smith’s political future may face an uphill battle regardless. A recent poll showed that neither side of the aisle is particularly fond of him.
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