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Stephen A. Smith hits back at Michelle Obama, 'still ... salty' at her Trump vote comments
Fox News ^ | 8/02/25 | Ryan Morik

Posted on 08/02/2025 7:00:26 PM PDT by Libloather

Stephen A. Smith has hit back at Michelle Obama.

The former First Lady took a jab at Smith's employer, ESPN, name-dropping the longtime host and saying the network's shows were like watching reality television, namely "The Real Housewives of Atlanta."

"It’s all a sociological study. They think that sports is better reality TV, I’m like, ‘It’s the same thing.' If I listen to ESPN for an hour, it’s like watching the ‘Real Housewives of Atlanta,’ you know?" Obama said on her brother Craig's "IMO" podcast. "It’s the same drama, and they’re yelling at each other, and they don’t get along, you know? I mean, Stephen A. Smith, he’s just like every other...

"So, that’s why I’m like, ‘what’s the difference?’ It’s just, you know, it’s just sociological drama," added Obama. "I mean, the fact that people over seasons of working still can’t get along. They still have the same arguments, you know, and it’s not just women. But this happens in sports, too. I find it fascinating."

Those comments found their way to Smith himself, and he used them as an opportunity not necessarily to respond back, but voice his opinion on one of her strategies while campaigning for Kamala Harris last year.

"When you were campaigning on behalf of the former Vice President Kamala Harris … you said a vote for [President Donald] Trump was a vote against you and a vote against y’all as women. I want to say for the record - I took major offense to that." Smith admitted.

"I think to this day is the only thing that I didn’t like that you said, I didn’t appreciate it. Because there’s so many things that go into...

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; History; Local News; Sports
KEYWORDS: comments; espn; hussein; kamalaharris; michelleobama; mike; ryanmorik; smith; stephenasmith

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1 posted on 08/02/2025 7:00:26 PM PDT by Libloather
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To: Libloather

That woman is inarticulate.


2 posted on 08/02/2025 7:07:12 PM PDT by HIDEK6 (God bless Donald Trump)
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To: Libloather

Barack Obama was unavailable for comment, as he was in his underwear and slippers, binge-watching the WNBA on ESPN...


3 posted on 08/02/2025 7:13:36 PM PDT by GLDNGUN
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To: HIDEK6

Are you sure it is a woman?


4 posted on 08/02/2025 7:16:08 PM PDT by sport
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To: HIDEK6

Like, you know....


5 posted on 08/02/2025 7:47:26 PM PDT by gundog (The ends justify the mean tweets. )
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