According to Stephen A. Smith, the course of history might have been different if Donald Trump had been able to buy the Buffalo Bills.
The ESPN personality recalled the time President Trump called him in 2014 to complain that NFL owners were causing problems with his proposed purchase of the Bills. I remembered this while appearing on “.
At the time, Trump was one of three finalists to bid to buy the Bills after the death of owner Ralph Wilson.
“He called me in 2014, and this is a true story,” Smith began to recall to Maher. “He said, 'Stephen A.' [he] There was a secretary–'Mr. Trump' playing,' and so on. [Trump] Get on the line. He said, “Stephen A., I'm trying to buy the Buffalo Bills.'' The price tag was $1.4 billion. ”
“He had about $1.1 billion. He was told he couldn't get a team,” Smith continued. “He said, 'Stephen A., if these motherfuckers are going to get in my way' — he was talking about NFL owners — 'These motherfuckers are going to get in my way. Then I'll take them all back. I'm going to run for president.'' That's what he said!
Smith went on to claim that Trump continued to “hijack” Colin Kaepernick's protest conversations “just to take back ownership.”
The Bills were eventually acquired by Sabers owners Terry and Kim Pegula for $1.4 billion.
Trump, who was elected president in 2016 and 2024, discussed his efforts to buy the Bills during an appearance on “Bussin With the Boys” earlier this year, saying he is “not close” to signing a deal with the team. Ta.
“I don't think it was a very serious run, but I gave them a billion dollar guarantee, so that's always serious, right?” he said on the podcast.
at that time, he told the Buffalo News He said, “I'm going to put in a lot of effort.”
