Stephen A. Smith says Democratic party needs to be ‘purged’

Published May 5, 2025 12:51pm ET



ESPN host and podcaster Stephen A. Smith conceded that he would run for president as a Democrat but said the party needs to be “purged.”

“I would say, if I had to run, it would be as a Democrat, but I’m not happy with the Democratic Party,” Smith said on CNN’s State of the Union.

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