Mr. Smith Goes To Washington: The Sequel?
Jake Tapper is taking ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith’s flirtation with a presidential run seriously enough to have had him on Sunday’s edition of CNN’s State of the Union.
Smith repeatedly described himself as a centrist and moderate who eschews the extremes. Thus, Smith said that what President Trump has done with the borders was “absolutely necessary.” He also condemned “identity politics, woke culture, cancel culture”
But at one point, Smith said:
“I’m fiscally conservative when it comes to my money. I’m socially liberal. I’m liberal when it comes to social issues. Pretty much across the board. I believe in living and let living.”
Smith didn’t specifically say that he supported abortion rights. But if someone is liberal “across the board” on social issues, the issue at the top of the board would surely be…
