ESPN host Stephen A. Smith said on Sunday that he has “no choice” but to consider a run for president.
Smith, who recently declared the Democrats to be “lost,” refused to rule out a future campaign for the White House during an interview on ABC’s “This Week” with anchor Jonathan Karl.
“I have no choice because I’ve had elected officials, and I’m not going to give their names, elected officials coming up to me. I’ve had folks who are pundits come up to me. I’ve had folks that got a lot of money, billionaires and others, have talked to me about exploratory committees and things of that nature,” Smith said. “I’m not a politician. I’ve never had a desire to be a politician. I just signed a contract extension with ESPN. I am very, very happy with my day job.”
He added later, “But here’s the reality, people — literally, people have walked up to me,…
