ESPN host and podcaster Stephen A. Smith called out President Donald Trump and members of his administration to “defend” their stance on DEI in a public debate against him. “President Trump, I’m happy to sit down with you to have that conversation,

Smith went on to point out what he viewed to be some of the inconsistencies of DEI, and cited former Fox News weekend host Pete Hegseth, who graduated from Princeton and also served the military, being appointed the head of the Defense Department, and also called out Trump for bringing DEI into the tragic Washington D.C. plane crash.

Stephen A. Smith’s offer comes after an article highlighting Jackie Robinson’s military service was briefly taken down by the Department of Defense.