Stephen A. Smith Leaves White House After Trump Interview, Rejects Press Secretary Role With “No Way in Hell”
Stephen A. Smith sat down with President Trump for roughly forty minutes on Thursday for an interview set to air tonight on his YouTube show Straight Shooter Stephen A.
Asked afterward about the midterms and whether Trump might run again, Smith relayed that the president said “wait and see,” adding that Trump “says a lot of things, honestly” and views the recent losses as “more about them than him” rather than his own record. Smith noted the contrast with earlier talk of putting “everyone on the ballot.”
Smith pressed Trump on January 6th, the midterms, tariffs, and Ron, reporting that the president “stood fast, he doubled down” and is “not one to sit up there and acknowledge that he was mistaken in his own way.” Nothing about the meeting surprised him after knowing Trump for over thirty years. “Just that he’s… that he is who he is,” Smith said of his first real encounter with the man. They skipped sports entirely. “Nobody can turn around the Dallas Cowboys,” he added when asked.
Reporters then asked about the press secretary role. “No. Not at all,” Smith answered. When pressed on whether Trump offered it, he replied, “No way in hell!” and walked off. The exchange cuts against any notion that the longtime critic is angling for an administration post after the sit-down.