{"id":1882,"date":"2026-03-21T23:09:45","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T23:09:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=1882"},"modified":"2026-03-21T23:09:45","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T23:09:45","slug":"stephen-a-smith-explodes-over-trumps-army-navy-game-executive-order","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=1882","title":{"rendered":"Stephen A. Smith explodes over Trump&#8217;s Army-Navy game executive order"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 90px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876676\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u5de6\u4fa7\u7ad6\u6392 -->\r\n  <div style=\"height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876672\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"height: 500px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876680\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u53f3\u4fa7\u6469\u5929\u697c\uff08\u548c\u5de6\u4fa7\u5b8c\u5168\u5bf9\u9f50\uff09 -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-row: 3\/5; height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>President\u00a0Donald Trump\u00a0signed the \u201cPreserving America\u2019s Game\u201d executive order on Friday, which promises to keep the annual Army-Navy game a standalone event during the college football season.<\/p>\n<p>Trump\u00a0signed the order\u00a0during the Midshipmen\u2019s visit to the White House on Friday to celebrate their Commander-in-Chief\u2019s Trophy victory, which is given to either Army, Navy or Air Force if one of the teams goes 2-0 against the other opponents during the season.<\/p>\n<p>However, Stephen A. Smith was not fond of the move.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s stuff like this from the President of the United States that pisses me off. And he\u2019s sticking his nose in places that I don\u2019t believe the President of the United States should be sticking their nose in,\u201d Smith said during his Friday afternoon SiriusXM show on Mad Dog Sports Radio, via\u00a0Awful Announcing.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft wp-block-nypost-editor-partner-article-links\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cWho the hell does this man think he is? Every single time I try to be fair and fair-minded to this president, he pulls some BS like this. It really pisses me off. It really pisses me off. Who the hell does he think he is? If the Army-Navy game is on NBC, FOX and CBS should be excluded from having its own content on its networks? Because the president issued some executive order that he doesn\u2019t want anything competing with Army-Navy, that he wants the focus of the sports world on Army-Navy. Well, what if they don\u2019t want that? What if they don\u2019t want to watch Army-Navy? Who the hell is he to tell the broadcast world, \u2018Nah, not at this time.\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Navy defeated Army in a thrilling 17-16 victory to win the Commander-in-Chief\u2019s Trophy in December. <span class=\"credit\">ABC via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Trump first signaled his intentions to sign the executive order in a Truth Social post in January, <span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"single__inline-module inline-module inline-module--newsletter aligncenter inline-module--nypostbusinessunit aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-newsletter\" data-source-unit=\"Inline Newsletter Module Cali - Morning Report\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__title-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__unsubmitted-title-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSign up for the California Morning Report newsletter\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCalifornia&#8217;s top news, sports and entertainment delivered to your inbox every day.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cWho the hell does he think he is?! It\u2019s that kinda BS that\u2019s got our country in a tizzy right now. That right there. Because you overstepping your damn bounds. Don\u2019t you got enough things to be focused on? Now you trying to tell us what damn football games we should watch?! Who the hell does he think he is?!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With the current College Football Playoff schedule, the Army-Navy game currently sits between conference championship weekend and the first weekend of the 12-team playoff. However, potential expansion could lead to earlier games. The Army-Navy game is set to be broadcast on CBS until 2038.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The sports pundit asked of Trump: \u201cDon\u2019t you got enough things to be focused on?\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images for SiriusXM<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Navy defeated Army in a thrilling 17-16 victory to win the Commander-in-Chief\u2019s Trophy in December during a historic season that saw the program finish 11-2, marking the team\u2019s first back-to-back 10-win seasons in program history.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe annual Army-Navy game is truly one of the most special occasions in all of sports, but in recent years, the College Football Playoff expansion has encroached on this sacred four-hour time slot traditionally reserved for Army-Navy,\u201d the president said during his speech Friday. \u201cI\u2019m going to sign an executive order to ensure that the second Saturday in December is preserved exclusively. Nobody\u2019s playing football \u2013 not Ohio State against Notre Dame, not LSU against Alabama \u2013 nobody\u2019s going to play football for four hours during that very special time of the year in December. It\u2019s preserved forever for the Army-Navy game.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month,\u00a0Trump held a roundtable\u00a0to try to combat the effects of NIL in college sports.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Trump joked that the ramifications of signing the executive order might result in a lawsuit.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOf course, we\u2019ll probably get sued at some point. We will get sued, but we win those suits, and we\u2019ll win this one.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump first signaled his intentions to sign the executive order in a Truth Social post in January, saying at the time, \u201cThis incredible Tradition is now at risk of being pushed aside by more College Playoff Games, and Big TV Money. 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