# Donald Trump hits Stephen A. Smith with harsh reality check about potential presidential run

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2 outlets covering · First listed: Yahoo Sports, Nov 13, 2026, 7:19 AM · Read it: <https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/donald-trump-hits-stephen-smith-131900260.html>

If ESPN personality Stephen A. Smith really wants to run for president , he may have a tall task ahead, as current President Donald Trump suggested. Smith visited the White House to interview the president on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2026. Trump praised the ESPN personality, saying he’s “doing very well,” and asked if he planned on running for office .

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- Nov 13, 2026, 7:19 AM: [Donald Trump hits Stephen A. Smith with harsh reality check about potential presidential run](<https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/donald-trump-hits-stephen-smith-131900260.html>) — Yahoo Sports (Sports, United States)
  If ESPN personality Stephen A. Smith really wants to run for president , he may have a tall task ahead, as current President Donald Trump suggested. Smith visited the White House to interview the president on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2026. Trump praised the ESPN personality, saying he’s “doing very well,” and asked if he planned on running for office .
- Nov 13, 2026, 7:51 AM: [Stephen A. Smith reflects on his interview with Trump](<https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMitAFBVV95cUxNb0YtdmI4cElJY2ctVndRYWZtYkhHQXV3a2RNQXItNndvV2tBU3V4cEpONkxLOXZQNlVXYzN3eWJodWR2R3hncFBzZjlwQ08tZDZ1TDR1MTdEOTY5cThNalRGR2t1WGdCN08xUDdLRWZCLXExTUNPcHBWaEswd2xSVVN4SkJXMFNuRzA2MEdXbnpGeXo0encyX21uQjBacWtteFdYYXVEaDk3azBzLTBrNzBoYTM?oc=5>) — CNN (TV network, United States, rated Lean left)
