Posted on 03/20/2025 11:19:05 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
Stephen A. Smith has challenged President Trump, Vice President Vance, and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth to a debate over DEI policies after an article about color-barrier-breaking MLB legend Jackie Robinson was removed from a Defense Department website.
On Thursday’s edition of his ESPN show First Take, Smith took Hegseth to task after the Department of Defense (DOD) removed an article about Robinson’s military service from its website. The article on Robinson was not targeted by DOD; instead, it was one of several scrubbed as part of the effort to purge diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) content from government websites.
Once criticism of the move reached DOD officials, the article was restored.
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Smith needs to stick to sports.
The reason I stopped watching ESPN years ago, talk about sports, stay in your lane.
Talk about a challenge that deserves to be ignored!
Why in the would they want to waste their time debating, and giving credibility to, someone with the IQ of a rock?
The black Fetterman wannabe.
I have never understood why Stephen A. Smith’s opinion is seemingly so important. Sometimes he sounds reasonable; sometimes he sounds like a moron. Big deal.
Stay in your lane Steve.
Malicious compliance.
yeah some things dont require a debate.
Can’t debate transgender because there is no such thing.
Can’t debate DEI because it’s insane.
Dems are gonna do it again...”smart, articulate black guy”...
Boxes checked. Limb walked. Saw in hand.
The boy is a minority. He would have to recuse himself because of how he benefits from the RACIST DEI program aka “Let’s Screw Whitey.” (LSW).
What is really happening is Smith is testing the waters. Some in the left camp have suggested he run for office.
A reasonable moron...a good number of Americans can relate.
I challenge this putz to a debate. My dog challenges this guy to a debate. That’s as ridiculous as thinking anyone in the Trump administration would waste time on Smith.
That is the most likely cause of this kerfuffle and yet that would never occur to any of the deep thinkers on the left.
To be fair to ESPN Smith, there is a sports angle here, but not sure many would equate Jackie Robinson with DEI, but that’s why BLM wasn’t ever about Black Lives Mattering..
Never give up the con
They should send Vivek or Charlie Kirk out to debate this guy. They’ll utterly destroy him.
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