ESPN's Stephen A. Smith asserted on The Stephen A. Smith Show that the recent shooting incident has effectively handed Donald Trump the election.

Smith pointed to the powerful imagery of the President raising his fist in defiance, surrounded by an American flag and a cheering crowd, as a pivotal moment that galvanized Trump's base and could sway undecided voters.

"In my opinion, the shooter, he just handed Donald Trump the election. That is what I believe," Smith stated emphatically. He acknowledged the uncertainty of future events but stood by his conviction, saying, "Of course, I don't know that as fact, of course, things could change. But in my opinion, he just handed Donald Trump the election."

Smith described the dramatic scene with vivid detail, noting the impact of the visuals. "Ladies and gentlemen, you can't buy—I've been in media for 30 years—you can't buy a better photo than what Donald Trump has at his disposal as we speak. He goes to the ground. He's got blood on his right ear. Looked like it got nicked, which is what he said. It pierced his ear. He gets up, he looks disheveled, all right, clearly taken aback by what happened, and rightfully so, blood trickling down his ears, and the right side of his face, surrounded by Secret Service agents, raises his fist."

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Smith continued to emphasize the potent symbolism of the moment: "His fist, you know, cringing his face up, 'fight, fight, fight.' He says it three times, and while raising his fist, surrounded by Secret Service agents, the American flag is behind him. Ladies and gentlemen, you can't buy that. You can't buy a better photo than that. If you're a politician, you can't buy a better photo than that."

He highlighted the enthusiastic response from the crowd and the media's portrayal of Trump: "Look at the video of him raising his fist. Look at the crowd going crazy behind him. Look at them saying, 'yeah, yeah, yeah,' you know. And then listen to the pundits on TV talking about how strong, how vibrant, how courageous. And they were using these words. And not coincidentally, it was the antithesis of what they've been saying about President Biden."

Check out the longer Stephen A. Smith segment below:

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