The 2028 presidential election season is far, far away. Yet, Stephen A. Smith, ESPN’s notorious hot-take artist, has already decided whether he will run.
A poll last month showed Smith trailing former Democrat Vice President Tim Walz by only one percentage point in a field of possible candidates for the Democrat nod in 2028. That strong showing prompted Smith to muse about a possible presidential run on his podcast.
However, the ESPN talker tells TMZ Sports he is not interested in making a run.
“I ain’t trying to run for office or anything like that,” Smith told the outlet in New Orleans last week. “I love talking politics. I love talking about things, not just sports. If the American people want to sit up there and say, ‘Yo, we want Stephen A. to run,’ I’m not going to be mad at that.
“I don’t know what the hell they’re thinking. I ain’t qualified, but…
