ESPN's Stephen A. Smith says Joe Biden should not be re-elected in 2024: 'We need a new president'

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ESPN personality Stephen A. Smith is calling on Democrats to present a better candidate for the 2024 presidential election, arguing that President Joe Biden, at 80 years old, should not be re-elected. 

During Friday’s episode of "The Stephen A. Smith Show," the ESPN host reflected on Biden’s fall during the Air Force Academy's commencement ceremony on Thursday when he tripped over a sandbag. 

President Joe Biden is helped up after falling during the graduation ceremony at the U.S. Air Force Academy near Colorado Springs, Colorado, on June 1, 2023. (Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images)

"It’s just my personal opinion, that’s all it is. Take it for what it’s worth. Somebody’s gotta say it, so I’m going to say it. We need a new president in 2024. We need a new president," Smith said.  

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"Let me be very, very clear about where I’m going with this. That could happen to anybody. It’s not a big deal. I’ve tripped and busted my behind on several occasions, sometimes running up the stairs. It happens. It’s not the end of the world. It’s not evidence that he’s just not all there. But he is 80. He’ll be 81 by the end of his term, approaching 82."

Smith, who said he voted for Biden in the previous election, went on to explain that he’s "not calling for him to be removed from office," but rather seeking a new candidate for the Dems. 

"​​Without trying to engage in any kind of ageism at all, because I don’t believe in it. There does come a point in time where there are certain jobs you don’t need. It’s not that you don’t need to be working, it’s not that you