ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith discussed President-elect Donald Trump’s foreign rhetoric as a “return to normalcy” when compared to Democrats’ push for “woke culture” on NewsNation Tuesday night. He said that there is a possibility that
Since winning the 2024 presidential bid, Trump has expressed the idea that the United States would occupy Canada, the Panama Canal, and Greenland. On “Cuomo,” NewsNation host Chris Cuomo asked the ESPN host about his thoughts on President Trump’s proposal to absorb Canada as the 51st state.
“We know better than that, but the biggest reason we know better is that Trump was the Republican candidate who is now certified as the next president. He will officially become president,” Smith said. “If Canada became the 51st state, there would be more Democrats. That would tilt Canada, and I know he definitely doesn’t want that. So just that reality. You can see that it’s all arrogance and circumstance and there’s nothing to be done about it.”
“This is what I disagree with and lean in the other direction: He’s a deal maker. He’s a ribbon cutter. People say things like this when they describe Donald Trump. They also throws around words like dealmaker and dreamer,” Smith added. “People can at least argue that it’s a return to normal because of what we were getting from the other side.”
President Trump posted on his social media platforms on Christmas Day, teasing how Canada could become the 51st state of the United States and strengthen its economy and military security. The president-elect’s proposal comes after he threatened to impose significant tariffs on Canada and Mexico in early December 2024 unless they do more to limit illegal drugs and immigration into the United States. It is something. (Related: DEI advocates explain how Republican anti-DEI laws hurt business)
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Smith went on to say that voters can discuss why President Trump’s threats are “normal” compared to Democratic rhetoric about “woke culture” such as transgender rights and other top priorities for the party. said.
“What were they talking about when they looked at the Democratic Party and saw this focus on woke culture? They saw this focus on transgender rights and things of that nature. So we veered off in a different direction and Americans looked at this country and said, “What the hell are we doing?” “Where are we going?” I set it. “This kind of language, no matter how frivolous we thought it was, no matter how much we suspected it was a lot of fuss about nothing,” Smith said.
“At least it sounds like a typical politician giving us a bunch of superlatives and slapping us in the face knowing it’s not much of a fuss. At least America can sit there and slap us in the face.” You can say, “That’s normal now.” We can relate to that too. That’s familiar to us. I think you see a lot of people saying that,” Smith said.
Over the past four years, the Biden-Harris administration has pushed to strengthen DEI efforts within the government, with President Joe Biden announcing in June 2021 a “Government-wide initiative to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion.” signed an executive order establishing the initiative. And accessibility. ” Democratic lawmakers are also facing backlash over some of their party’s support for biological boys participating in women’s sports.
Despite Democrats pushing social justice issues, a November 2024 poll found that just five Americans say they have used words like “safe spaces” and “white privilege.” There was only one person. According to Into the YouGov survey.
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