Stephen A Smith slams Michelle Obamas claim that America isnt ready for a female president

Stephen A.Smith is pushing back on former first lady Michelle Obama’s suggestion that Americans are “not ready” to elect a woman to the White House. On Monday’s episode of “Straight Shooter,” host Smith pointed to newly elected Democratic governor-elects Mikie Sherrill of New Jersey and Abigail Spanberger of Virginia as proof Americans are willing to vote for female leaders, noting that Gov.

Kathy Hochul, D-N.Y., won her election and that former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton won the popular vote in the 2016 presidential election. “Didn’t we just see an election take place last month where a woman won the gubernatorial seat in New Jersey — Mikie Sherrill? Didn’t we just see Abigail Spanberger win in Virginia — the gubernatorial seat? Isn’t Kathy Hochul the governor of New York? Am I missing something?” Smith asked.“Maybe I need to go back to the 2016 election with Hillary Rodham Clinton.

Didn’t she win the popular vote in the United States?”Pointing to Clinton’s 2.9 million-vote margin over President Donald Trump in 2016, Smith asked, “What do you mean we weren’t ready?”“Weren’t there White women who voted for Donald Trump? Not just White men.Didn’t the Blacks show up for Hillary Rodham Clinton? Didn’t Hispanics show up for Hillary Rodham Clinton? Wasn’t it Hillary Rodham Clinton who spent the last few days neglecting to campaign in places like Michigan or Wisconsin or Pennsylvania or places like that while [Trump] was everywhere?” he continued.

“Y’all remember that?”Moving on to a more recent example, Smith noted that while former Vice President Kamala Harris did not win her bid for the White House in 2024, her loss was more likely due to Democrats running former President Joe Biden until the very last moment, not Americans being unwilling to vote for a female candidate.“How about 2024 when Kamala Harris was running as the Democratic nominee for the presidency of the United States of Ameri...