For years, conservatives were warning anyone who would listen about the catastrophe unfolding at our southern border. For years, the mainstream media and Democratic politicians dismissed them as xenophobes and fear-mongers. Nothing to see here, they insisted. The border is secure. Go back to sleep, America.

Funny how things change. Now, one of the most recognizable personalities in sports media is saying something that might make his ESPN colleagues choke on their lattes. And what he’s admitting should make every American who was gaslit about this crisis feel more than a little vindicated.

From Breitbart:

“The borders needed to be closed. [Trump] was right to do that, but only because Biden opened them. Had Biden followed Barack Obama’s method and his plan, and what he did in deporting even more people than Trump did in his first term, you wouldn’t hear me saying that.

“But when you let anywhere from 12 to 15 million people cross the border illegally, swearing in our face, spitting in our face, while telling us it’s raining, figuratively speaking, by telling us there was no border crisis when clearly there was, emergency efforts were necessary.”

The Unlikely Messenger

Those words didn’t come from a Republican senator or a conservative radio host. They came from Stephen A. Smith. Yes, that Stephen A. Smith—ESPN’s undisputed champion of hot takes and a mainstay of liberal sports media. He dropped this bombshell during an interview with CBS’s Sunday Morning.

A man who has spent decades swimming in the mainstream media current just declared that President Trump was correct to secure the border. He also accused the Biden administration of flat-out lying to the American people about the mess they created.

The data supports every word. The House Committee on Homeland Security reports that CBP recorded more than 10.8 million encounters nationwide since the fiscal year 2021 began. Over 8.72 million of those occurred at the Southwest border. These aren’t partisan talking points. They’re cold, hard numbers that the previous administration desperately wanted to bury.

Smith’s language was anything but diplomatic. He accused Biden’s team of “swearing in our face, spitting in our face” while pretending everything was fine. Pretty strong stuff from a guy who usually reserves that energy for debates about whether LeBron belongs in the GOAT conversation.

A 2028 Calculation?

Now, before anyone starts printing “Stephen A. Smith Was Right” t-shirts, let’s pump the brakes. Color me skeptical, because there’s more to this story.

During that same interview, Smith revealed he’s seriously mulling a run for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2028. He plans to make his final decision “in early 2027.” Convenient timing for a border security epiphany, wouldn’t you say?

“Make no mistake about it, we wouldn’t have a border crisis under my watch,” Smith proclaimed. “We ain’t defunding any police. We wouldn’t have this crime that exists in the streets of New York.”

See what he’s doing here? It’s a calculated two-step. He criticizes Trump’s ICE enforcement to keep his liberal credentials intact while adopting conservative positions on border security and policing. Smith made a point of saying he doesn’t approve of people being “snatched off the streets” by immigration authorities. Even as he admits the crisis demanded emergency measures.

He’s trying to play both sides of the fence. Appeal to moderate Democrats who are exhausted by open-border insanity without alienating the progressive activists he’d need in a primary. Whether that’s brilliant political maneuvering or pure delusion? Time will tell. I’ll believe his sincerity when I see it.

What This Really Tells Us

Here’s the thing, though. Smith’s motivations almost don’t matter. His admission reveals something far more significant. The border crisis was so devastating, so impossible to ignore, that even those who benefit from looking the other way can’t pretend anymore. When an ESPN personality known for toeing the liberal line acknowledges that Trump got it right and Biden created the disaster, the debate is effectively settled.

Americans who spent four years watching their nation be overrun—while being told they were imagining things—deserve this moment. Whether Stephen A. Smith genuinely believes what he said or simply smells which way the political winds are blowing toward 2028, the words are out there now. He can’t take them back.

Sometimes the most powerful validation doesn’t come from your allies. It comes from those who can no longer deny what was staring them in the face all along.

Key Takeaways

• ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith admitted Trump was right to secure the border after Biden’s open-door disaster.
• Smith accused the Biden administration of lying to Americans about the severity of the border crisis.
• Over 10.8 million border encounters since 2021 validate what conservatives warned about for years.
• Smith’s potential 2028 Democratic presidential run raises questions about his sudden border security conversion.

Sources: Breitbart