Stephen A. Smith slammed for suggesting Black people ‘relate’ to Trump

Photo: Getty Images Stephen A. Smith is facing backlash after suggesting that Black people can relate to former President Donald Trump amid his hush money trial in New York. During an appearance on Sean Hannity’s Fox News show last week, Smith claimed the Democratic party pushed for Trump’s trial to begin this month to block his path to reelection in November. “Primarily I have voted Democrat throughout my life, but I’m utterly disgusted with what I’m seeing,” Smith said. “They’ve clearly politicized this thing with Donald Trump because they can’t come up with a strategy to offset the momentum he’s clearly gained,” he added. “That appears to be their strategy, but I’m going to tell you, it’s not working. It’s not working at all.” What? Stephen A. Smith defends Donald Trump saying “Black people like me” because of the indictments: “Black folks find him relatable because of what he is going through is similar to what Black Americans have gone through, he wasn’t lying. He was telling the truth.”