By Chaitanya Prakash

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Stephen A. Smith slammed United States President Donald Trump for the way he handled things in the wake of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk’s assassination earlier this month.Trump, who considered Kirk his ally, blamed “the Left” after his assassination during a TPUSA public debate on the Utah Valley University campus on Sept. 10.Smith took exception to Trump’s comment, bashing the President on his “Straight Shooter with Stephen A.” SiriusXM radio show.”I was very disgusted when Charlie Kirk was murdered, and the first thing we heard out of the president’s mouth was that the Left did it,” Smith said (Timestamp 8:00 onwards). “How irresponsible can you be? How polarizing can you be? How alarming can you be?””You’ve contributed as the president of the United States to alarming excessiveness. From a behavioral standpoint, it permeates throughout this country and you don’t seem to care. Hell yeah, it’s a problem. You’re damn right It is, right up until the moment you’re able to point to what the left was doing to.”Last week, Smith slammed his Disney colleague Jimmy Kimmel for his controversial joke on Kirk’s death. The renowned sports commentator also slammed anyone celebrating the political activist’s death.Stephen A. Smith turns down presidency run, names his favorite Democratic candidatesStephen A. Smith has flirted with the idea of running for presidency but shrugged off the idea when his podcast guest Bill Maher asked him if he was thinking of himself as a potential candidate for the Democratic Party.“I’d have to give up too much money, Bill,” Smith replied to Maher. “I’d have to give up too much money. I’m not giving up my money, man. I’m not giving up my money.”While Smith turned down running for the 2028 presidential election, he named his favorite Democratic picks.”First of all, I’ve got two candidates for you,” Smith said “They’re two of my favorites. Now, I’m not telling you to vote as I vote. I’m just being honest and open with you about who are my two favorite candidates, OK? I love Gov. Josh Shapiro from Pennsylvania and Gov. Wes Moore from Maryland,” he said. “Those are my two and not necessarily in that order.”On Friday, Smith went off against Tua Tagovailoa for his “ignorance” after his comments on Cam Newton. Smith said the Miami Dolphins quarterback was “caught up in his feelings.”