This week on the channel +2.1M views this week

Trump, Harris and Chuck Rocha fill Stephen A. Smith's week

A White House account passes 1.5 million views amid election commentary and a conversation with Democratic strategist Chuck Rocha.

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Inside My Meeting With Trump At The White House

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1:06Smith says Bill Maher asked him to accompany him on a return visit to the White House.
15:08Smith identifies HBCU funding and the effects of DEI rollbacks as his main reasons for attending.
19:00Smith recalls Trump saying he would look into the issue and follow up with his team.
21:19Smith argues that advocating for minority institutions requires dialogue with sitting leaders despite political disagreements.
29:35On-screen graphics outline presidential powers and congressional checks under a divided Congress.

What else was on Stephen A. Smith's agenda besides the White House visit? Plenty of midterm politics, including a conversation with Democratic strategist Chuck Rocha about cost-of-living frustration, working-class voters and Kamala Harris's political future.

That interview gives the week's solo commentary a conversational counterpoint. Smith's criticism of Harris drew the second-largest audience among his new uploads, while another segment questioned taxpayer-funded advertising promoting Trump's agenda. The schedule fits Straight Shooter's stated purpose: taking the sports commentator beyond sports and into politics, culture and society.

The main attraction, though, remains "Inside My Meeting With Trump At The White House," now past 1.5 million views. Smith says Bill Maher's invitation brought him to the October 15 meeting alongside Kid Rock. Beyond the tour and presidential anecdotes, he describes pressing Trump about funding for historically Black colleges and universities and the effects of DEI rollbacks. Smith recalls Trump saying he would look into the issue, not announcing a funding commitment.

That account is also the channel's busiest video right now. A separate White House follow-up and the Harris commentary round out its strongest current viewing draws.

Across the channel, daily views are running at nearly twice their usual level, and the subscriber total grew by roughly 10,000 over the week. Nearby political channels had varied weeks: Keith Edwards and The Damage Report are also drawing above-usual daily audiences, while Don Lemon's daily viewing is slower than usual. For Smith, the sustained attention is concentrated on his account of what happened inside the White House.

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