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Jemele Hill reacts to Stephen A. Smith’s 'Thumbs Down' controversy
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August 20, 2026
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43:17Now PlayingChris Cuomo begins by looking at a political climate he describes as far from normal, where issues increasingly center on right versus wrong. He highlights the Trump administration’s large-scale raids, citing alleged intentional abuses of power, a rise in shootings by immigration agents, and conditions in detention centers. He then pivots to the political debate of the day surrounding Georgia Senator Jon Ossoff’s comments about Trump’s 35-year-old personal aide, Natalie Harp. Why shift the focus from kitchen-table issues like affordability to personal attacks? Conservative commentator Scottie Nell Hughes and Democratic strategist Antjuan Seawright debate.
The National Association of Black Journalists recently awarded Stephen A. Smith its "Thumbs Down" Award for what the organization describes as criticism of prominent African American women. Jemele Hill, an esteemed Black female journalist and former ESPN colleague of Smith, explains why she disagrees with the decision.
On Tuesday, Lindsay Clancy’s defense team brought her former mother-in-law, Susan Clancy, to the stand. Why did the judge have to strike the prosecution’s cross-examination from the record? Criminal defense attorney Mark Eiglarsh weighs in.
More than a dozen current and former Penn State students were busted in an alleged cocaine-trafficking operation that prosecutors say was run out of two campus fraternity houses. The alleged kingpins—24-year-old Agostino Abbatiello, known as "Pablo Pledgescobar," and 23-year-old Thomas Robinson—allegedly sourced, bagged, and sold cocaine to fellow students at parties. How could this happen at a major university? Former FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer breaks it down.
This episode originally aired on August 18, 2026.
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