Stephen A. Smith, the popular ESPN personality, is begging Democrats to nominate a different president for the 2024 election than Joe Biden, who has recently been in the headlines due to an embarrassing fall at the Air Force Academy’s commencement ceremony.
On a recent episode of “The Stephen A. Smith Show”, Smith shared his joint opinion that Biden’s age makes him unfit to be in the White House.
“It’s just my personal opinion, that’s all it is. Take it for what it’s worth. Somebody’s gotta say it, so I’m going to say it: We need a new president in 2024. We need a new president,” Smith declared.
When discussing Biden’s fall, Smith noted that while it could have happened to anyone, he believes octogenarians are too old for the presidential spotlight. He further explained that his opinion stemmed not from ageism, but his belief that the responsibilities of the presidency are too “extensive” for someone of Biden’s age.
“Without trying to engage in any kind of ageism at all—because I don’t believe in it–there does come a point in time when there are certain jobs you don’t need,” Smith said.
Smith isn’t a conservative so this goes to show that the concern is wide spread. The ESPN personality even suggested an alternative candidate for the Democrats for 2024, suggesting that Michelle Obama “would win by a landslide” due to her popularity.
Overall, Smith’s words were clear: Americans need a new president in 2024. With elections still two years away, we will have to wait and see who it will be.
I’ll say it…and I know this will make some people mad…but I just think someone 80+ years old is too old to be President.
There has to be better options pic.twitter.com/keewnqFYU0
— Stephen A Smith (@stephenasmith) June 2, 2023
I say this all the time on here, I don’t think age is a huge factor for me. It’s about cognitive abilities and let’s face it, Biden has none. There are thousands of 80-year-old who could run mental circles around Biden. Never mind the ones who could physically outpace the guy. I bet they could do it without falling multiple times.
This happens to be an area where I agree with politicians like AOC, Nikki Haley, and Matt Gaetz—We need rigorous testing done on any candidates running for President. That bar HAS to be raised. Biden proved as much.