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Stephen A. Smith Questions Clinton and Obama Post-Office Fortunes, Conditions Politician Profits on American Prosperity

6/26/2026

Sports commentator and "Straight Shooter" podcast host Stephen A.

Smith publicly challenged the post-presidential wealth of Bill Clinton and Barack Obama on Wednesday, arguing that politicians earning outside income is acceptable only when ordinary Americans are also financially prospering — a standard he said is not being met today.

Smith's Conditional Case for Political Profit Speaking on his podcast, Smith laid out a framework rooted in what he called basic capitalist logic.

If the country is doing well, he argued, he has no objection to politicians finding ways to generate personal income. "If the American people are prospering, get yours.

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