Stephen A. Smith Tells Clay Travis He Believes A Donald Trump Re-Election Could Cause Another Civil War

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Stephen A. Smith joined Clay Travis on 'OutKick The Show' this week to talk about a wide range of topics, including the one on the mind of many Americans, the 2024 Presidential election and what the presumed battle between Donald Trump and Joe Biden may look like.

Travis plainly asked the ESPN host if he would vote for Biden, Trump, or a third party and to Smith's credit he gave a blunt and honest answer while admitting his concern of a Trump re-election starting a second civil war in America.

"I would vote third party in a heartbeat if I thought it could win an election," Smith explained. "I'm not enamored with either candidate. I'm not as down on all of Trump's policies as people are, there are some good things he's done. I'm from an HBCU (Winston-Salem State) and I know that he did things for HBCUs, but I think that he's so divisive that he could potentially cause a civil war in this country. That's my concern about him."

Smith then continued to explain how other Republican candidates would implement the same policies as Trump would, but "with considerably more decorum and dare I say decency" before admitting "we need a new President" not named Joe Biden.

While Smith's take about a second Civil War is one thing, his opinion about other candidates going about their business in a more 'traditional' way so to speak isn't exactly far off.

Be sure to check out Clay Travis' full sit down with Stephen A. Smith here, where you can also catch up on past episodes as well.

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Mark covers all sports at OutKick while keeping a close eye on the world of professional golf. He graduated from the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga before earning his master's degree in journalism from the University of Tennessee. He somehow survived living in Knoxville despite ‘Rocky Top’ being his least favorite song ever written. Before joining OutKick, he wrote for various outlets including SB Nation, The Spun, and BroBible. Mark was also a writer for the Chicago Cubs Double-A affiliate in 2016 when the team won the World Series. He's still waiting for his championship ring to arrive. Follow him on Twitter @itismarkharris.