D.L. Hughley Obliterates Stephen A. Smith Over Trump Dinner And Questions His Loyalty To Black America

GAT DAMN, DL!

D.L. Hughley just gave Stephen A. Smith a lesson in Black accountability, and the outspoken sports commentator may have underestimated the comedian’s willingness to fight back. DL made it clear, he’s not a regular comedian. He stands on business.

The feud has become increasingly personal since Smith attended a White House dinner with President Donald Trump, Bill Maher and Kid Rock. Hughley questioned the political implications of that gathering, and Smith responded by challenging what Hughley had ever accomplished for Black people. Wrong thing to say.

Well, sometimes you ask a question and get an answer you really didn’t want.

During the “GED Section” of “The D.L. Hughley Show,” the veteran comedian delivered a meticulous response that sounded less like a comedy routine and more like a courtroom closing argument. 

Hughley began by discussing his books, including How Not to Get Shot, How to Survive America, Surrender, White People! and Black Man, White House. He also highlighted his Peabody Award winning documentary The Endangered List.

“Every book I’ve ever written was to highlight the injustices leveled at Black people,” Hughley said.

He wasn’t finished.

Hughley recalled performing benefit shows for Flint residents during their water crisis, raising scholarship funds in Chicago and helping families affected by the racist Buffalo supermarket massacre. He also cited charitable efforts following the Altadena wildfires and Charleston church shooting.

Then came the White House business.

Smith had previously mocked Hughley’s access to the White House, apparently unaware that the comedian had already visited during previous administrations. Hughley pointed out another distinction: Smith attended Trump’s dinner as Maher’s guest.

“When I stepped off, you stepped in,” Hughley said, referencing his own decision to distance himself from Maher over the television host’s racial commentary.

That’s where the disagreement became particularly uncomfortable.

Hughley challenged Smith’s justification that the presidential gathering concerned historically Black colleges and universities. He characterized the administration’s $500 million HBCU funding commitment as financial maneuvering rather than genuinely new investment.

“He robbed DeAndre to pay Malik,” Hughley declared.

That assessment is Hughley’s characterization of the funding decision, not an independently established accounting conclusion. He contrasted the administration’s figure with the approximately $17 billion in HBCU support credited to former President Joe Biden. September 16, 2024

Ultimately, Hughley questioned whether political access means much when the community supposedly being represented receives no demonstrable benefit.

“What does it profit a man to gain the world and lose his soul?” he asked.

He finished with a challenge that may sting longer than any insult.

“I do my very best. Can you say the same?”

Will S.A. Smith will respond?