Stephen A. Smith used to be friendly with Donald Trump [Video]

Stephen A. Smith might not like Donald Trump the politician, but he kind of liked Donald Trump the businessperson and reality TV star.

As Smith continues his post-election media tour to break down Trump’s victory over Kamala Harris, his latest stop saw him return to Bill Maher’s Club Random podcast. During the interview, Maher asked Smith about Trump having ‘genuine Black friends’ and receiving support from Black voters despite allegations that the president-elect is racist.

“I wouldn’t call myself his friend by any stretch of the imagination back in the day,” Smith said. “But I’ve told this on many occasions. I said this in my recent appearance on The View and stuff like that. Trump and I were friendly before he ran for president.

“He used to have these boxing matches, particularly during the Tyson fights at the Trump casinos. He would be at the Knicks games …