ESPN host Stephen A. Smith admitted that he and others who voted for Kamala Harris at the November election feel like “D — Fools”, during a performance in Real Time with Bill Maher on Friday.

Smith made this statement when he discussed comparisons between Harris’ campaign and Barack Obama’s campaign in 2008. The sports expert claimed that the fact that Harris was not nominated via a legitimate primary election, and the fact that she did so badly during her short Staying in 2020 Democratic primary election made her unwanted to voters.

Harris dropped out of the primary election in 2020 in 2019 before reaching Iowa Caucus at all. She never received a single primary voice until she was anointed to the nominees in 2024.

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“Kamala Harris, who did not resonate during the primary elections of 2020, couldn’t even come to Iowa, suddenly the democratic nomine “How did it happen?”

“Yes, I voted for her, many people voted for her, but in the end we end up feeling like d — fools because we supported it, we fell for Okiedoke, as you say. If you had a primary election , is the likelihood that she would not have been the democratic candidate. ”

Smith has been a tough internal critic of the Democratic Party during and after the 2020 election.

During Friday’s performance in Mahers Show, he scolded liberals for having chosen not to campaign on topics that the American people were most concerned about while admitting that Trump was doing it and was the closer candidate for the middle of the political Spectrum.

Stephen A. Smith regrets backing VP Harris, ‘Open’ to vote GOP: ‘Not Interested’ in ‘Fear of Fear’

Stephen A. Smith grilled Vice President Harris over her avoiding serious media interviews since the beginning of her campaign. (Jim Cowsert / NBAE | Andrew Harnik / Staff)

“Here’s the deal: The man became a court of law twice, he was convicted of 34 crimes, and the American people still said, ‘He’s closer to normal than what we see to the left’,” Smith said.

Under An interview With Pakinomist Channels Sean Hannity days after Election Day, Smith insisted that the results were a referendum from the Democratic Party.

“I think that in light of these results we have to look at this election as a referendum on the Democratic Party. And the United States says we don’t feel where you are, we don’t feel where you were trying to Go, we want no.

During an interview on ”The Will Cain Show“On Thursday after the election, Smith delivered a tender criticism of the democratic national committee and its message ahead of election day, pointing to transgender issues as one of its weak points.

Smith looks at before the match between Boston Celtics and Dallas Mavericks during match 3 in 2024 NBA Finals on June 12, 2024 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. (Garrett Ellwood/NBAE via Getty Images)

“It’s such a strong slope to the progressive left wing where we talk about transgender questions and cultural wars and identity politics and all this. We are tired of all that. It makes total, total meaning to me, and I am good with it, Although I did not vote for [Trump]. I am not so surprised and feel like nothing but gloom and downfall, and the world is nearing an end because the person I voted did not win, “Smith said.

Smith has said several times that he would consider running for public office. After the result of the election, he has been one of the few people in the liberal media that embraced the outcome of Trump’s victory and has been heavy critical of the left wing Figures like Michelle Obama, Oprah Winfrey and Jimmy Kimmel in their portrayal of Trump.

Smith also did not exclude a possible presidential election for himself during an interview on “The View” the week after the election.

“I have no desire to be a congress figure or senator. But if you came to me and you told me I had a legitimate chance of winning the presidential post in the United States, I would definitely consider it,” he said.