Stephen A Smith Blames Biden for the Dems Losing: ‘Instead of Leaving, He Decided to Stay’

Goldberg Welcome back ESPN ░░░░░░░░ and political commentator Stephen ░░░░░░░░ Smith calls it like ░░░░░░░░ sees it And he ░░░░░░░░ us at the table ░░░░░░░░ his view of the ░░░░░░░░ 2024 and where we ░░░░░░░░ from here our soon ░░░░░░░░ be neighbor right over ░░░░░░░░ please welcome Stephen A ░░░░░░░░ Cheering and Applause Smith ░░░░░░░░ ladies Goldberg Stephen A ░░░░░░░░ thoughts on the election ░░░░░░░░ it just went down ░░░░░░░░ I was surprised at ░░░░░░░░ lopsided it was I ░░░░░░░░ not surprised by the ░░░░░░░░ I saw the outcome ░░░░░░░░ from a mile away ░░░░░░░░ have to take into ░░░░░░░░ listen we respect our ░░░░░░░░ Joe Biden but here ░░░░░░░░ the reality He got ░░░░░░░░ office He promised to ░░░░░░░░ a transitional president to ░░░░░░░░ a stopgap to pave ░░░░░░░░ way for somebody else ░░░░░░░░ come on board Into ░░░░░░░░ midterms it was supposed ░░░░░░░░ be a red wave ░░░░░░░░ did not happen The ░░░░░░░░ were flying high He ░░░░░░░░ the momentum because he ░░░░░░░░ the incumbent And instead ░░░░░░░░ leaving he decided to ░░░░░░░░ When he decided to ░░░░░░░░ the Democrats were in ░░░░░░░░ quandary because they were ░░░░░░░░ him to leave Now ░░░░░░░░ wants to stay There ░░░░░░░░ him they re seeing ░░░░░░░░ fastball has dissipated to ░░░░░░░░ degree They re seeing ░░░░░░░░ he s not what ░░░░░░░░ used to be And ░░░░░░░░ do you do about ░░░░░░░░ You grease the skids ░░░░░░░░ s no primary for ░░░░░░░░ to experience You let ░░░░░░░░ go on stage June ░░░░░░░░ And clearly he was ░░░░░░░░ Three and a half ░░░░░░░░ later he s forced ░░░░░░░░ compelled to step away ░░░░░░░░ donors to the Democratic ░░░░░░░░ they were not going ░░░░░░░░ support that And then ░░░░░░░░ Harris is inserted I ░░░░░░░░ t blame her one ░░░░░░░░ I thought she did ░░░░░░░░ phenomenal job Applause She ░░░░░░░░ what she could But ░░░░░░░░ can t overcome that ░░░░░░░░ of situation And remember ░░░░░░░░ s two C words ░░░░░░░░ are incredibly important in ░░░░░░░░ Capitalism is one competition ░░░░░░░░ another Because it s ░░░░░░░░ metaphor for capitalism in ░░░░░░░░ lot of people s ░░░░░░░░ Because you were inserted ░░░░░░░░ though you were the ░░░░░░░░ president and it was ░░░░░░░░ Biden Harris Administration you ░░░░░░░░ folks who are independent ░░░░░░░░ m not talking about ░░░░░░░░ on the right I ░░░░░░░░ not talking about those ░░░░░░░░ the left just independents ░░░░░░░░ said Wait a minute ░░░░░░░░ didn t experience a ░░░░░░░░ either The last time ░░░░░░░░ saw her in a ░░░░░░░░ was 4 years ago ░░░░░░░░ didn t even make ░░░░░░░░ to Iowa They use ░░░░░░░░ as an excuse to ░░░░░░░░ to her level of ░░░░░░░░ Then you got the ░░░░░░░░ in Russia and Ukraine ░░░░░░░░ got the Israeli Palestinian ░░░░░░░░ Hamas and Hezbollah and ░░░░░░░░ of that stuff And ░░░░░░░░ had Trump using codes ░░░░░░░░ do you want her ░░░░░░░░ is she Where s ░░░░░░░░ interviews Where is she ░░░░░░░░ herself Where s the ░░░░░░░░ questions Where s the ░░░░░░░░ And he leaned on ░░░░░░░░ things And you knew ░░░░░░░░ were going to gravitate ░░░░░░░░ that because right now ░░░░░░░░ divided as our country ░░░░░░░░ fear comes associated with ░░░░░░░░ And because that fear ░░░░░░░░ there he fed off ░░░░░░░░ it HOSTIN Yeah Goldberg ░░░░░░░░ hmm Smith And people ░░░░░░░░ it hook line and ░░░░░░░░ HOSTIN That fascists generally ░░░░░░░░ Smith And that s ░░░░░░░░ he’s the president.”