Pundit Stephen A. Smith apologized this week for comments he made criticizing Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) and her approach to politics.
Smith, in his previous remarks, had described language Crockett has used to blast Republicans as “rhetoric for the streets” and questioned how it would serve the people in her district.
The comments sparked swift backlash and calls by some on social media for Smith to be removed from his several media perches, including a SiriusXM radio show and ESPN morning talk program "First Take."
Smith, who previously called attempts to "cancel" him over the remarks "immature," apologized on his SiriusXM show on Wednesday.
"I get it now, with [President] Trump feeding into that nonsense, giving him fodder or ammunition, to continue to go out there and talk abo