Stephen A. Smith slams Biden being progressive Democrats’ 2024 pick: ‘Disgrace’
Heather Hamilton
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Stephen A. Smith said it’s a “disgrace” for progressives to put President Joe Biden forward as the likely 2024 Democratic presidential nominee.
“It is a disgrace for the Democratic Party to call themselves progressives when they’re virtually begging an 82-year-old man, at election time, to run for reelection,” Smith told Hannity. “You’re supposed to be progressive. You’re supposed to be moving forward. You’re supposed to be being innovative, and younger, and all this other stuff. And you’re leaning on the hopes and the prayers of an 82-year-old, who would be Joe Biden.
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“He will be 82 at the time of reelection if that were to happen,” Smith continued, speaking of Biden. “To depend on him is an indictment against the Democratic Party.”
Smith said he has been impressed with Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D-CA) speaking abilities despite despising California’s tax policies.
“Listen, I am absolutely, positively allergic to the high taxes in California. I can’t stand it. To me, the state invents ways to take your money. It’s just unbelievable to me,” Smith said, adding that he saw Newsom be “as articulate, and as forceful, and as powerful as any Democrat out there” in Hannity’s interview with the California governor.
When asked to name a policy of Newsom’s that could be worthy of implementing at the national level should the California governor run for president, Smith dodged the question.
“I’m not qualified to make that statement because the reality of the situation is when I look at Biden, I’ve got a lot of question marks about him. I’m not going to shy away from that. I’m big on immigration. I’m big on national security. I’m big on the economy, and there are question marks with him ad nauseam. There’s no doubt about that.”
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Smith refused to specifically name policies of Newsom’s that he’d support, adding that he is “not down for open borders” nor sanctuary cities, but was unsure about policies that support giving up energy production.
“It depends. It’s more complicated than that. I wouldn’t say no definitively. It depends how safe it is for the American people.”