What Trump said to Stephen A. Smith after intense White House insults

Systemic Error Podcast · Oct 22, 2026 · 4m

What happened

AlterNet reports that President Donald Trump initially accused Stephen A. Smith of being “nasty and mean” to him during a White House dinner attended by Smith, Bill Maher, and Kid Rock. Smith said he then challenged Trump over policies he believes discourage private support for historically Black colleges and universities and diversity initiatives.

According to Smith, Trump replied that he had not considered that effect and would think about it. Smith said Trump called several days later and asked him to repeat his points because the president planned to discuss them with…