Stephen A. Smith sat down with Donald J. Trump, which is remarkable given the likely stench in the room from the 80-year-old president. Whether the foul odor comes from a man who built his life on a mountain of lies or if Natalie Harp called in sick for diaper duty is anyone’s guess.
On his Straight Shooter with Stephen A. podcast, Smith asked Trump who would win if he faced off against Barack Obama for the presidency. Trump’s answer was weird, but unsurprising.
“If you could run for president again, so could Barack Obama,” Smith said. “What would Donald Trump do if he had to square off against Barack Obama for the presidency of the United States? What if that were to happen right now?”
“Well, I got many more votes than he got,” Trump said. “And I got more votes in the states. And I have all the state, you know, most of the state records of the big states. If you take a look at Texas, I have the all-time record. Florida, I’ve the all-time record.”
“Are you saying you would beat Obama?” Smith pressed on.
“Yeah, I think I’d beat him easily, yeah,” Trump somehow said.
“Easily?” Smith asked.
“I think he’s highly overrated, yeah,” Trump insisted.
“Oh, my lord,” Smith remarked. “How is Barack Obama overrated?”
“I just think that’s just my opinion; I think that he’s overrated,” Trump replied. “I didn’t think he was a good president, I thought he was the divider.”
“A divider?” Smith asked in disbelief. “And what would you classify yourself as, sir?”
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