Stephen A. Smith Says Rally Shooter ‘Handed’ Trump 2024 Election: ‘You Can’t Buy a Better Photo’

Stephen A. Smith argued the attempted assassination of Donald Trump on Sunday will be the reason he wins the 2024 presidential election.

Moments after Trump dropped to the ground after a bullet grazed his ear, he rose to greet the crowd by raised his fist and chanting, “Fight,” as they cheered him on — a moment caught by photographers on the ground. Because of this, Smith argued, the former president now looks even stronger as he’s set to take on President Joe Biden in November.

“In my opinion, the shooter, he just handed Donald Trump the election,” he said on The Stephen A. Smith Show. “That is what I believe. Of course, I don’t know that as fact. Of course, things could change; but, in my opinion, he just handed Donald Trump the election.

“Ladies and gentlemen, you can’t buy — I’ve been in media for 30 years — you can’t buy a better photo than what Donald Trump has at this disposal as we speak. He goes to the ground. He’s got blood on his right. Looked like it got nicked, which is what he said. It pierced his ear. He gets up. He looks disheveled. [He was] clearly taken aback by what happened, and rightfully so. Blood trickling down his ear and the right side of his face. Surrounded by Secret Service agents. Raises his fist, cringing his face up. ‘Fight, fight, fight.’ He says it three times. And while raising his fist, surrounded by Secret Service agents, the American flag is behind him. Ladies and gentlemen, you can’t buy a better photo than that if you’re a politician.”

Watch above, via The Stephen A. Smith Show.

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