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“Establishment is Cooked” - Will The Democratic Party Accept or Destroy Stephen A. Smith?

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🗓️ 16 April 2025

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

The PBD crew unpacks the rising political clout of Stephen A. Smith and whether the Democratic Party would embrace or crush him. They also dive into the populist wave, media loyalty, Bannon’s “third term” play, and the deeper battle for authenticity in politics and media.

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0:00.0

The virtue of Stephen A. Okay. And I don't mean, I don't, I don't mean to like, you know,

0:04.6

canonize this guy. And I'm afraid because I know what happens. When somebody's getting elevated,

0:09.6

there's now a price on you to bring you down. And I don't want to see that for him. So that's why

0:14.4

I'm shy on this. But he is also a reminder that reasonable should be a commodity. It should be a commodity. The fact that, you know,

0:24.8

you got to be full on MAGA or you got to want to kill Trump. You know, last night I said,

0:30.8

I want the president to be successful in making the economy stronger for as many workers as

0:35.8

possible and to set us up for a better national

0:38.5

security perspective. And I didn't say President Trump for a reason because I wanted people to

0:43.7

just grab the concept of the office. Nope, I got savaged. Okay, you say anything about Trump,

0:49.9

you get savaged. That's the problem. Nobody is like that anywhere else in their life,

0:55.5

except in our politics. And Stephen A. Smith is a reminder that you don't have to be a rabid form

1:02.0

of one or the other. And that's why I love it. See, I think Democrats are going to destroy him if he

1:06.1

runs as a Democrat. I think they will destroy him. I think eventually they'll want to control what he has to say

1:13.2

and they'll have that meeting to say it's you better do this or else we have this on you and

1:16.9

they won't. It's what your brother wasn't willing to do. You can't do that with him. You know

1:23.7

Stephen well enough. I know. I know. You can't do that with it. It's not about you can or you can't.

1:28.5

If you can't, then you can't run.

1:32.7

Because in Democratic Party, they believe in a range marriage.

1:35.7

They believe in a range marriage.

1:37.6

They tell you, hey, Democrats, this is your president.

1:40.8

They lost. They're down.

1:41.9

They've never seen numbers like this.

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