‘I Get it Now’: Stephen A. Smith Apologizes to Jasmine Crockett After Accusing Her of Using ‘Street Verbiage’

Ahmad Austin Jr. Oct 22nd, 2025, 5:00 pm

Stephen A. Smith on Wednesday apologized to Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) for accusing the congresswoman of using “street verbiage.”

Last week, Smith offered his harsh critique of Crockett during an episode of his politics-focused SiriusXM show . During that rant, Smith cited very examples of Crockett talking about her political enemies in a way that he considered inappropriate. Smith claimed Crockett’s rhetoric was “for the streets” and argued that it was helping the constituents in her district.

On Wednesday, Smith taped an impromptu segment of his SiriusXM show to issue a public apology to Crockett. While he didn’t retract his

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