Stephen A. Smith has thrown his support behind Elon Musk after the X boss called for a radical change to American politics amid his ongoing feud with Donald Trump.
Musk set the internet ablaze Thursday after tearing into Trump on his social-media platform, where he claimed the president should be impeached and that his tariff policy will send the United States into recession.
And in an astonishing post which has been seen by almost 180 million people at the time of writing, the SpaceX CEO even accused his former ally of being in the Jeffrey Epstein files.
Before making that wild allegation, Musk – who was Trump’s most famous supporter in last year’s election – also created a poll on X which asked his near-221 million followers: ‘Is it time to create a new political party in America that actually represents the 80% in the middle?’
One person on board with that proposal is Smith, who has told the billionaire he is fully behind the idea of a central political party in America.
‘Mr. @elonmusk I’m all for moving America to the CENTER,’ the ESPN personality responded to his post on X. ‘I’m definitely down for that cause! Sign me up!!!’
Stephen A. Smith has thrown his support behind Elon Musk amid his feud with Donald Trump
The SpaceX CEO took aim at Trump in a stunning series of posts on his X platform on Thursday
Smith responded to Musk’s call for a new political party in the US and said he is fully on board
Earlier this year Smith emerged as a shock presidential candidate for the future when a national survey revealed that he would receive more support than several high-profile Democrat hopefuls at the 2028 election.
The sports media star has since flirted with the possibility of running for president in three years’ time, telling DailyMail.com back in February that he would only consider doing so if the American people demanded it.
‘I will confess, like I said, I have no desire to do this, but assuming that I’m well off, that I have lots of money, and money is no longer a concern, if the American people came to me and looked at me and said “Yo, man, we want you to run for office”, and I had a legitimate shot to win the presidency of the United States, I’m not gonna lie. I’ll think about that,’ he said.
‘But I gotta have my money. I’m not gonna go to the White House broke. I’m not gonna do that. I gotta have my money.
‘I gotta have my home. I gotta have my financial situation completely taken care of. I have no concerns if that happens for me.’
Yet two months later, Smith took a firmer stance when he said he is now genuinely considering running for president after being approached by ‘elected officials’ over a shot at the White House.
The 57-year-old first tweeted a link to a Barrett Media article where he revealed he is walking back on his claims he would never run for office.
‘Time to stop messing around,’ he wrote on X. ‘Life is great. Especially at ESPN/Disney. Hate the thought of being a politician. But sick of this mess. So I’m officially leaving all doors open.’
Musk and Trump’s relationship has turned bitter just months after the latter’s election victory
Smith, meanwhile, has flirted with the possibility of running for president in recent months
In the Barrett Media article, Smith said: ‘Over the last few weeks, I’ve had no choice but to get more serious about it.
‘I’ve been approached by people on Capitol Hill. I’ve been approached by people who are elected officials in office, whether it’s governors or mayors or what have you. People have legitimately, seriously, asked me about it.
‘I have no desire to be a politician, but I’ve decided that I’m no longer going to close that door. I’m gonna keep my options open. I’m going to entertain the possibility.
‘If it comes in late 2026, 2027, where I look at this country and think it’s an absolute mess and there’s legitimate reason to believe … that I indeed have a legitimate shot to win the presidency of the United States. I am not going to rule it out.’
