Michael Smerconish Tells Eric Trump His Dad Needs To Be a ‘Bridge Builder’

‘Some People Think I’m High When I Say That’: Smerconish Tells Eric Trump His Dad Needs To Be a ‘Bridge Builder’

Jennifer Bowers Bahney Oct 18th, 2025, 4:54 pm

Michael Smerconish took Eric Trump to task Saturday, asking why the president doesn’t turn his energy toward major domestic issues affecting average Americans, which would require cooperation with the Democrats.

The CNN host began by complimenting Donald Trump’s foreign policy wins, and said he admired Trump’s “hustle.”

“In the book you call him, I think, the Energizer Bunny in a red tie,” Smerconish said, referring to Eric Trump’s new book about his famous family.

“But my serious point is to say that hustle — why isn’t it applying to some of these major domestic issues? I’m thrilled with what he’s doing abroad , bu