Stephen A Smith gets in HEATED clash: 'It's just the TRUTH!'

[0:00] for the right reason. Take a look. I'm a big believer in just new leadership, significant [0:07] change. The old models do not work for people, and that includes in the Democratic Party. [0:14] When you say new leadership, what do you mean by that? You're not just talking about Trump [0:19] being out of office. You're talking about new leadership within the Democratic Party as well, [0:23] are you not? Absolutely. Absolutely. I mean, I think since Biden was in, like, we need new [0:30] leadership in the White House, the House, and the Senate, and on both sides of the aisle, [0:34] that includes Democrats. All right. Here with his take, ESPN host, our friend, Stephen A. Smith. [0:41] All right, Stephen A., so we start with Graham Plattner, the Nazi tattoo guy. Then we go to [0:46] El Sayed, who campaigns with Hassan Piker, who blamed America for 9-11. Then you get a six-gender [0:54] Tellarico in Texas. But then you got Bernie Sanders, Pocahontas, Momdani, The Squad, AOC, [1:02] all of these candidates. I want to read something to you, if you don't mind, and then I'm going to [1:06] give you the floor. Got you. Because this is your party, Stephen A. [1:10] Here we go. This is a woman just elected, wants the government to seize the means of production, [1:15] all private property, people's homes, wants all police abolished, wants to abolish America's [1:22] prisons and borders, doesn't want anyone deported, not even criminal illegals convicted of rape and [1:30] murder. After October 7th, the next day, she's at a pro-Hamas rally in Times Square. [1:37] I can keep going. And here's the worst part, Stephen A., is there's not one Democrat, but for [1:46] John Fetterman, not one, that is willing to take on these radical views of your party. [1:55] That's your party. [1:57] Listen, bottom line is this. First of all, you know, I don't find that stuff acceptable. [2:00] I'm not a supporter of that. No question about it. But let's be real about something here. [2:04] You have a whole bunch of people in office that's scared to lose their seats, and you've got [2:08] Democratic voters that are leaning towards voting for these people. And so as a result, [2:13] they got to figure out a way to get those people back on their side. They're not going to vote [2:16] Republican. They're going to vote Democrat. But if Mom Donnie is running as a Democrat, [2:20] even though he's a Democratic socialist, and he's preaching about affordability, okay, and the working [2:26] class, that's something that they want to hear, because they're the ones that feel left out right now. [2:31] And so that's what the message is, whether it's him or the people that he endorses. [2:35] Remember, the people that Hakeem Jeffries endorsed lost to the people that Mom Donnie endorsed. [2:41] So obviously, he's gaining traction. His profile, his cachet, his significance is growing, [2:46] and nobody can ignore that. So as a result, how are you going to deal with that? [2:49] He's 35 years of age. He puts his feet on the ground. He pounds the pavement. He knocks door to door. [2:54] He's letting the working class know he's thinking about them, even though it ain't necessarily the working [2:59] class that voted for the candidates that he wanted to. [3:02] You're kind of ducking, though. I'm not ducking. I'm not ducking. [3:04] You're ducking. Not at all. I'm answering your question. [3:06] Go ahead. Okay. They want to take away the means of production, private property, [3:11] private home ownership. They want no police. They want no borders. [3:16] Well, she said that. She said that. Mom Donnie was talking about, he was talking about, [3:21] listen, he's not against capitalism, but in the same breath. So, you know, [3:24] strong social welfare programs, stuff like that. That's what he's alluded to. [3:27] Okay? That's not communism. [3:29] That's not what he's saying. [3:30] Communism and socialism is different, though. [3:32] He is saying he wants free buses. He wants the right to confiscate people's property [3:36] and have rent control for people that can't afford it. [3:41] So, okay. What part of this does Stephen A., the capitalist that I know, support? [3:49] I don't support any of it. I tell him to his face. I'm still waiting for him to come on my show, [3:53] so I can tell him to his face. I don't support it. But see, the difference is that when people come [3:58] on and talk with Sean, Sean, the ultimate leading the witness guy. This is what he does, [4:03] Sean Hannity. He leads the witness by answering questions that he asks before you get a chance to [4:07] answer it. I'm a guy that's a little bit different. While I sit here and I abhor what I'm hearing from [4:12] a socialist perspective on the extreme left, I don't like it one bit. The flip side to it is that I also [4:17] happen to know that even though some of the other Democrats are a bit spineless and they need to [4:21] stand up and be a bit stronger in the same breath, I'm also looking at an administration that ain't [4:27] innocent Ames in all of this either. You know, they got something to do with this, too. [4:31] This is not about Trump. We're not talking about Trump. [4:32] Well, they turned off by it. They turned off by what they're saying. And they're leaning in that direction. [4:36] What we are talking about is the complete takeover of your party. [4:41] Okay. [4:42] And it's taken over by defund, dismantle, no bail. It's taken over by people that want to [4:47] confiscate wealth. It's people that want the means of production. They want open borders. [4:52] They don't even want prisons. They don't want police. They don't want any of it. [4:56] And here's the worst part. Okay. No prominent Democrat but for you and John Fetterman will [5:06] criticize him. Who I was with this morning, by the way. I was just with John Fetterman this morning. [5:09] But that's a different story for another day. We were both coming back from the Mark Twain [5:13] Awards at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., where I was a presenter for that, by the way. [5:17] But here's the deal. When you look at the Democratic Party right now, you're right in pointing out what [5:21] you're pointing out. Somebody's got to stand up and fight. They don't seem to have the sizzle, [5:26] the cachet, the ability to communicate with the voters the way Mom Donnie does right now. [5:30] Where are they? Who are they? [5:32] I don't know who they are. I don't know who they are. I mean, I'm going to be quite honest with you. [5:36] I'll be the first to admit it. No wonder they've been talking about me because, damn it, you don't [5:40] see anybody. I'm looking for somebody within the Democratic Party to step up. [5:44] And what does that say? What does that say about Chuck Schumer? [5:48] What does that say about Hakeem Jeffries? What does that say about the Clintons? [5:51] Listen, listen. First of all, you're talking about people who have been around [5:55] quite a long time. And when you're looking at California and you're looking at New York [5:59] and specifically, as we're talking about this, there's a lot of young voters out there. [6:03] Anything. You know how to get them all? Talk about free. Free, free, free. Free rent. [6:08] Free grocery stores. Free buses. Damn it, free child care. [6:11] You know, they'll buy and all. What kids you know wants to pay bills? [6:15] We've got kids. Were they happy about having to pay bills? [6:18] They're never happy about having to pay bills. [6:20] When you talk about free, that's when they gravitate to you. [6:24] Because, damn it, daddy and mommy will pay for it and not us. [6:27] Give me one example in the history of the Democratic Party. [6:32] Because I'm arguing that this is a game changer, midterm election. [6:38] These are uncharted waters. [6:40] We've never had a party that has gone this hard left with a bunch, I would argue, of moral cowards [6:46] that, quote, are in leadership that won't even challenge a guy with a Nazi tattoo. [6:52] A guy that, a guy that campaigns with Hassan Piker, who said America deserve 9-11. [7:00] A guy that thinks there's six genders. [7:03] A guy that thinks God is non-binary. [7:05] Sean, Sean. [7:05] That's your party. [7:06] If you think, excuse my language, if you think your life sucks, [7:10] you're going to want to try something different. [7:13] Half these folks that vote for these folks don't even realize what they're doing. [7:16] What they're saying is we got to try something new because we don't like what we're seeing. [7:20] When you've got a nation, $39 trillion in debt. [7:23] When you've got a labor participation rate at about 61.8%. [7:26] When you sit up there and you're looking, even though the unemployment rate is at 4.3%, [7:29] the bottom line is you're looking at the state of affairs and affordability issues with the working class. [7:34] And you don't think... [7:34] And people believe that they've been ignored by various, numerous administrations. [7:40] Somebody comes along and they're speaking something different. [7:42] You're going to gravitate to that because you're going to do what Trump did in 2015 [7:47] when he said, what else do you have to lose? [7:49] That's the attitude that you're seeing from young voters out here and that's why they're doing it. [7:54] Let's vote for a guy that wears a Nazi tattoo that attacks women that are victims of sexual assault. [8:00] First of all, I didn't say that. [8:01] Let's vote for a guy that thinks God is non-binary and there are six genders, not two. [8:05] And you know I'm against that. [8:07] But the flip side to it, Sean, is this. [8:09] When it comes to young people, how many times do we find ourselves talking to them [8:15] and saying, damn it, they just don't get it, but eventually they will. [8:19] That's the situation that's existing right now in politics. [8:22] It's unavoidable. [8:23] The level of disgust has resonated that profoundly. [8:27] It's just the truth. [8:28] But they're the ones that are winning the primary. [8:32] They're the ones that's going to be on the back. [8:33] Do you think Graham Plattner can win in Maine? [8:36] Do you think Teller Rico can win in Texas? [8:38] Do you think El Sayed when people... [8:41] No. [8:41] I don't think they can win either. [8:42] I don't think they're going to win. [8:43] I don't think they're going to win. [8:44] I don't think they're going to win in those things. [8:44] But I think in New York and California, they can. [8:47] Where is... [8:49] Where are people like Chuck Schumer? [8:51] Chuck Schumer is supposed to be a leader. [8:53] Where's Hakeem Jeffries? [8:54] Do they care more about their power as minority leader than they do? [9:00] I think you're being unfair to them in this regard. [9:04] You are... [9:04] Unfair to Chuck? [9:05] I'm getting ready to explain. [9:07] You are who you are in terms of your communication. [9:09] Sean, guess what? [9:11] You're not what you are in your 30s or your 20s. [9:13] And when you get to your 70s, late 70s and 80s, [9:16] you ain't going to be what you are now. [9:18] Come on, man. [9:19] The guy's not a young spring chicken out here. [9:21] He can sit up there and raise some funds for you. [9:24] He can politic. [9:25] He can carry... [9:25] But the bottom line is he's not as strong as he used to be as a communicator. [9:29] That happens. [9:30] You need new blood. [9:31] We all get that. [9:32] You just don't need that. [9:33] I'm going to make a prediction. [9:35] And I will put money down on this prediction. [9:38] If this party continues to go that radical, [9:42] you will be joining me and supporting my candidates. [9:46] How do you like that? [9:49] You know what, Sean? [9:50] I might not support anybody just because you are. [9:52] I mean, you know me. [9:53] I go the opposite direction of you all day, any day. [9:55] You know what I mean? [9:56] Nobody turns me off from the GOP more than you. [9:59] But you can't stop watching. [10:02] But that's why I love you. [10:03] Stephen A., we love you. [10:04] I do watch it. [10:05] Appreciate it. [10:05] My man. [10:06] All right. [10:06] Coming up, America 2. [10:07] All right. [10:08] Thanks for watching. [10:09] Check out my new podcast, Hanging Out With Me, Sean Hannity. [10:11] The big interviews, the debates you won't get anywhere else. [10:14] Like and subscribe for new episodes every Tuesday and Thursday.