ESPN commentator Stephen A. Smith publicly responded to President Donald Trump after the president commented on Smith’s intelligence and suggested he lacked what it takes to run for office, according to The Hill. The exchange came in the days following Game 3 of the NBA Finals at Madison Square Garden (MSG) in New York City.
Trump made his remarks after a reporter asked him to respond to Smith’s earlier on-air comment that if the New York Knicks lost, he would blame the president. Trump called Smith a “nice guy” but said that anyone wanting to run for president needed “a certain aptitude” and claimed Smith does not have a “high IQ.”
