‘It’s a Crisis’: Stephen A. Smith Has ‘No Problem’ With Trump Sending National Guard to Chicago

Sean James Sep 16th, 2025, 5:56 pm

ESPN star Stephen A. Smith said he has “no problem” with President Donald Trump’s plan to send the National Guard to Chicago to combat crime, saying it will help The Windy City address a full-blown “crisis.”

Smith made those comments on a panel alongside Founder Clay Travis during the “Front Office Sports Live” event in New York City on Tuesday.

“In the city of Chicago, I don’t give a damn what they say. I have no problem with sending in the National Guard,” Smith said. “They were a problem before Obama got into office, when [Obama] was a junior senator, they was a problem when he was in office for eight years as a president. They’ve been a proble

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