{
  "id": 15960637,
  "title": "‘I’m the greatest president who’s ever lived’: Donald Trump sent a message to Stephen A. Smith",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/im-the-greatest-president-whos-ever-lived-donald-trump-sent-a-message",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-21T22:14:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/m-greatest-president-ever-lived-221409481.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On September 11, 2025, in Arlington, VA, President Donald Trump hosted a memorial event at the Pentagon in remembrance of the 9/11 terror attacks. During this event, ESPN personality Stephen A. Smith faced criticism for attending a White House dinner with Trump just a few months earlier. On Wednesday, Smith revealed that the dinner was not all friendly. During an appearance on The View, Smith explained that he challenged Trump on his foreign policy record, including the wars the U.S. has been involved in and the economy. Trump responded by insisting he is \"the greatest president who's ever lived.\"",
  "summary": "ESPN star Stephen A. Smith has faced plenty of criticism since attending a White House dinner with United States President Donald Trump last week. But on Wednesday, he revealed that the conversation wasn’t exactly all friendly. During an appearance on The View this week, Smith said that he pushed back on Trump about the wars…",
  "key_points": [
    "President Donald Trump hosted 9/11 memorial event at Pentagon on September 11, 2025",
    "ESPN personality Stephen A. Smith criticized Trump's foreign policy record",
    "Trump claimed to be \"the greatest president who's ever lived\""
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Stephen Hubbard's son thanks Putin and Trump for father's release from Russian jail",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/stephen-hubbards-son-thanks-putin-and-trump-for-fathers-release-from",
        "published": "2026-10-21T23:12:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Arutz Sheva - Israel National News",
        "title": "Trump: Iran war was one of my administration's greatest achievements",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/trump-iran-war-was-one-of-my-administrations-greatest-achievements",
        "published": "2026-10-21T23:22:15.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}