ESPN host Stephen A. Smith said on Trevor Noah’s podcast “What Now?” that his daughter, who is about to turn 18, supports New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, and he plans to get her a job so she can see her first paycheck.
“You want to come to me socialism? This is where getting back to Mamdani. My daughter loves Mamdani. And I know exactly why, cause she ain’t pay a damn bill yet,” Smith said.
Smith said his daughter, Nyla, will be working soon, even if it’s brief.
“Let me tell you, she about to turn 18. And when that happens, fellas, she’s going to have a job. I don’t give a damn if it’s for a month, ’cause I want to see her face when she sees that check. And I’m going to make sure she’s working in New York. I want to see the check,” Smith said.
He continued, describing what he expects her reaction to be once deductions come out of her pay.
“You know what I’m saying? When you went to work thinking that this is the money that you were earning, and then the check comes home, and more than half your s*** is missing. I want to see what you say then,” he said. “Yeah, Nyla, I’m talking about you. I can’t wait because I ain’t having it.”
Smith has made similar comments before. Shortly after Mamdani’s election victory, he said on his own podcast that “the people who love Mamdani the most are not people who pay bills every day.”
New York City has the highest combined state and local tax burden in the country. Middle-income residents typically see 30 to 35 percent of their paychecks go toward taxes and standard payroll deductions, while people earning over $1.5 million can see more than half of each additional dollar taken.
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