ESPN host Stephen A. Smith had strong words for those trying to regain President-elect Donald Trump’s favor. He criticized the hypocrisy of individuals who had once labeled Trump a "racist" and compared him to Hitler. Now, those same people were scrambling to avoid being "targeted."
"What we found out post-election is how so many people on the left were a part of it," Smith said on "Hannity." He highlighted tensions within the Democratic Party, mentioning friction between Joe Biden, his family, and Nancy Pelosi. "They feel betrayed," he noted, adding that there were similar feelings about Obama despite his supportive tweet for Biden. "We see Kamala Harris and some of the things that they're saying about her now, and they weren't saying it before."
Watch the latest video at foxnews.comSmith also took aim at the media. "As you say, the media, and what are people doing? They're jumping down to Mar-a-Lago to kiss his [Trump's] ring," he said. He mocked the sudden shift in tone. "All of a sudden, you don't hear ‘racist’ now, you don't hear associations with Nazis and Hitler and all of this other stuff."
"So wait a minute here," he continued. "You were sitting around convincing everybody and their grandmamma that this dude was just completely unfit... and now suddenly that you find yourself in this position."
Smith’s remarks followed a trend of companies and high-profile figures seeking Trump’s approval after his clear election victory. He expressed frustration with the sudden change of heart from many of Trump’s critics.
He didn’t spare Democratic lawmakers either. Smith slammed their post-election behavior, describing it as if they were still on the campaign trail. "The man won the election. The American people have spoken," he said plainly.
"You can't be rooting against him because you don't like him at the expense of the United States of America," Smith argued. He stressed the need for unity. "We have gotten to that point in our society where you have people that are doing that, and that's the real problem in America," he concluded.