The ESPN personality’s comments on Sean Hannity’s new podcast represent his clearest comments yet on the 2028 presidential race.
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Stephen A. Smith made a game-changing revelation about his possible 2028 presidential run on Fox News anchor Sean Hannity’s new podcast.
ESPN personality Hannity, 58, told the “Hannity” host on the streaming platform’s debut episode of “Hangouts with Sean Hannity” on Tuesday, March 10, that he has no intention of replacing President Donald Trump in the White House.
Last March, Smith told USA TODAY that he “doesn’t care about public office” and prefers to argue rather than seek office, but he has since said he has debated whether to run multiple times over the past year.
When Hannity asked Smith if he was right, “I don’t think you’re running,” the sports commentator responded, “I don’t think I’d run either, because you’d have to give up the money.”
After a brief exchange, Smith again told Hannity, “I can tell you right now, put your presidential ambitions to rest. If I have to give up money, it’s not going to happen.”
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The “First Take” host also said on “Hangout” that the conservative news star won’t like who he plans to vote for in 2028. After Hannity said he was not interested in the choice at hand, Smith said he would vote for Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro or Trump’s Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
Smith said he supports the former Florida senator because “he’s the adult in the room” and “there’s no question he’s qualified to hold the office.” He also said he supports Mr. Rubio over California Governor Gavin Newsom, former Vice President Kamala Harris, or any other Democrat except Mr. Moore and Mr. Shapiro.
“I would vote for Marco Rubio over anyone other than Wes Moore or Josh Shapiro,” Smith told Hannity.
Just last month, the SiriusXM radio host told Robert Costa on “CBS Sunday Morning” that he was considering becoming a politician, despite having “no desire” to become one. “I confess that I am strongly considering appearing on the debate stage in 2027 and running for the Democratic nomination,” Smith told Costa.
Contributor: Terry Collins
