Stephen A. Smith: America First Over Individual Special InterestsPosted on October 5, 2023 Stephen A. Smith on Life, Liberty and Levin. “Competence, knowledge, but more importantly, than anything else, particularly when it comes to the presidency, statesmanship. I want somebody that understands that they are overseeing and they’re governing all the people, not just their constituency, and they’re putting America first, not just their own specific interests.”