On Tuesday Paul Finebaum welcomed on Stephen A. Smith to the show to discuss his new book, Straight Shooter: A Memoir of Second Chances and First Takes.
During the interview, Finebaum asked the First Take star if he’d consider running for President and Smith’s answer did not disappoint.
“If I thought that I could win, yeah,” Smith said. “I would have told you no way in hell years ago.”
“But when I see some of the things that has transpired,” Smith continued, “I can honestly tell you that even though that answer would still be no, but if enough people came to me and said ‘Stephen A., you have a legitimate shot to win the presidency of the United States of America,’ I would strongly, strongly consider running.”
Smith then went into a campaign mode before finishing his answer with Finebaum.
“Because I know two things would happen: I would know how to act, number one. And number two, I would think about America. Of course I’m a black man so I’d think about the Black community. But I have always prided myself and said: I’m not just about black appeal, I’m about mass appeal. Everybody in America would matter. Whatever it would take to make this country better, I would do.”
