{"id":2612521,"date":"2026-06-09T15:49:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T19:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stephen-a-smith-tells-trump-put-my-iq-up-against-yours\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T15:49:36","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T19:49:36","slug":"stephen-a-smith-tells-trump-put-my-iq-up-against-yours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stephen-a-smith-tells-trump-put-my-iq-up-against-yours\/","title":{"rendered":"Stephen A. Smith tells Trump &#8216;put my IQ up against yours&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fstephen-a-smith-tells-trump-put-my-iq-up-against-yours%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2612521&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Stephen A. Smith responded to President Donald Trump after Trump criticized him as \u201clow IQ.\u201d Smith told Trump he could \u201cput [his] IQ up against [Trump\u2019s] any day of the week,\u201d and added that he could ask why Trump had been \u201crunning from\u201d him after Smith had invited Trump to talk.<\/p>\n<p>The exchange began when a C-SPAN reporter <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >asked<\/a> Trump to respond to Smith\u2019s earlier remarks about possibly running for president. Smith said Trump was a \u201cnice guy\u201d but argued that Trump\u2019s visit and the security attention disrupted the game\u2019s atmosphere, and he suggested the Knicks performed better when Trump wasn\u2019t there. Smith also criticized Trump for appearing to fall asleep during Game 3.<\/p>\n<p>Trump was reported to have become the first sitting U.S. president to attend the NBA Finals, joining the event with White House officials and other Cabinet members, and the article notes fans booed Trump during the game.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sports commentator <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4599535\/stephen-smith-calls-trump-narcissistic-attend-knicks-game\/\">Stephen A. Smith<\/a> fired back at President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4599522\/trump-bringing-entourage-security-disruptions-game-3-knicks-spurs\/\">Donald Trump<\/a>\u2019s \u201clow IQ\u201d jab, saying, \u201cYou want to talk about IQ? I could say I put my IQ up against yours any day of the week.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/big_business_\/status\/2064206083367883039\">\u201clow IQ\u201d remark<\/a> came after a C-SPAN reporter asked Trump to respond to Smith\u2019s comment that he would blame Trump if the New York Knicks lost, noting that Smith has also <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3380241\/stephen-a-smith-goes-to-washington\/\">discussed the possibility of running for president<\/a>.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/sports\/4600287\/iran-world-cup-tickets-revoked\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Iran blames US for country\u2019s World Cup tickets being revoked<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4600065\/trump-booed-nba-finals-msg\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump smiles through torrent of boos during national anthem at NBA Finals<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4600035\/trump-nba-finals-box-suite-guests\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump hosts Lee Zeldin and Dan Scavino in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/confirmed-pr-executive-1-in-durham-indictment-docs-is-charles-dolan-jr\/\" title=\"Confirmed: &#039;PR Executive -1&#039; in Durham Indictment Docs Is Charles Dolan Jr.\">presidential suite<\/a> for NBA Finals<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI think he\u2019s a nice guy, but you need a certain aptitude to run for president. You need a high IQ. I\u2019m not sure Stephen has that,\u201d Trump said. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump attended Game 3 of the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4599840\/jeffries-trump-maga-circus-knicks-game\/\">NBA Finals<\/a> between the New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs on Monday, where the Knicks\u2019 4-point loss was followed by boos from fans and criticism of his attendance.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Stephen A Smith responds to Donald Trump calling him a low IQ individual on First Take:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou wanna talk about IQ, I could say I could put my IQ against yours, I got something even better I could ask you why you been running from me for the past year since I asked you to talk to\u2026 <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iI1DpLjkRb\">https:\/\/t.co\/iI1DpLjkRb<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Edon6R1fzF\">pic.twitter.com\/Edon6R1fzF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ahmed\/The Ears\/IG: BigBizTheGod \ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddf4 (@big_business_) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/big_business_\/status\/2064368315854659949?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 9, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Smith acknowledged Trump\u2019s compliment on ESPN Tuesday, saying, \u201cI do appreciate the fact that you called me a \u2018nice guy,\u2019\u201d before arguing that fans and the atmosphere surrounding the game were disrupted by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ken-cuccinelli-fence-being-built-around-u-s-capitol\/\" title=\"Ken Cuccinelli: Fence being built around U.S. Capitol\">security measures<\/a> and attention that accompanied Trump\u2019s visit.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump is the first president to attend the NBA Finals, where he was <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4600035\/trump-nba-finals-box-suite-guests\/\">joined<\/a> by White House communications director Steven Cheung, Office of Presidential Personnel Director <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4599522\/trump-bringing-entourage-security-disruptions-game-3-knicks-spurs\/\">Dan Scavino<\/a>, and other Cabinet members.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBrunson played better when you weren\u2019t there. Mikal Bridges played better when you weren\u2019t there. Karl-Anthony Towns played better when you weren\u2019t there. Landry Shamet played better when you weren\u2019t there,\u201d Smith said. \u201cThe crowd was festive, hyped, and more intimidating when you weren\u2019t there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4599535\/stephen-smith-calls-trump-narcissistic-attend-knicks-game\/\"><strong>STEPHEN A. SMITH CALLS TRUMP \u2018NARCISSISTIC\u2019 FOR ATTENDING KNICKS GAME<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Smith then took aim at Trump appearing to fall asleep at the game, saying, \u201cIt\u2019s clear you need your rest, isn\u2019t it? The New York Knicks need it, too. Give New Yorkers a break. Stay at the White House.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cGo to bed, mister. Do whatever it is that you got to do. Just stay the hell away from the New York Knicks for the rest of this series. Pretty please with sugar on top,\u201d Smith added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stephen A. 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