Charles Barkley makes a scathing assessment of ‘stupid’ Democrats after a heavy election loss to Donald Trump

Charles Barkley has delivered a scathing assessment of the Democratic Party, labeling them ‘stupid’ following their heavy election defeat to Donald Trump.

Republican candidate Trump secured a second term in the White House earlier this month with a dominant victory over Vice President Kamala Harris.

The president-elect won every single battleground state, while Harris failed to flip red states from Joe Biden’s 2020 victory over Trump.

In the wake of such a tough loss, Democrats have come under intense scrutiny for their flawed strategy on the campaign trail.

Barkley, the 1993 NBA MVP and TNT analyst, labeled the party “stupid” and criticized their non-existent plan to secure votes.

On “The Steam Room” podcast, he said, “We still haven’t solved the immigration problem… never addressed inflation.

“Rathering all these stupid stars to win the votes, what was that?

‘I love Beyoncé. That doesn’t make me vote a certain way… you guys lost because you’re all stupid.

“It’s all our fault that we don’t have a plan. We do not hold concerts or gatherings.

“People want solutions, they want money in their pockets, they want the border to be safe.”

Barkley, an independent who voted for Harris this time, told Democrats to respect the result and “shut their mouths.”

He continued: “I wish him nothing but the best, but we lost. And I just want to say this to Democrats: I am an independent who voted Democratic.

“Do me a favor, shut up. If you win, you can say whatever you want. If you lose, you have to keep your mouth shut.

“I don’t think everyone who voted for Trump is racist or whatever. I’m not a fan of the man, but he is the president. I’ll have to respect the office.’

Barkley isn’t the only basketball media personality to criticize Democrats in the days since Trump’s resounding victory.

Stephen A. Smith alleged that Harris and her celebrity endorsers, such as Michelle Obama and Oprah Winfrey, were guilty of alienating voters.

The Trump critic and ESPN host partially blamed the couple’s rhetoric for creating divisions between men and women. Smith was particularly angry that the former First Lady told an audience that “a vote for (Trump) is a vote against us.”

“If we don’t agree with you, are we against you?” Smith asked.

‘What do you think the men thought of that? So we must do what you tell us to do; otherwise we are against you? Did you think that worked? Do you know anything about most men? Do you think that will work?’

Smith also said on his podcast that the Harris campaign used “guilt” to manipulate “ordinary people” into voting for her.

To make his point, Smith played a clip of Winfrey hinting at an anti-democratic takeover of the United States in the event of a Trump victory.

“This is the kind of thing that alienates an electorate, alienates a voter,” Smith said.

“Because you’re trying to morally confiscate the freedom you tell them you have by letting them know, you’re worth nothing unless you vote the way we say you should vote.

‘Who will choose that in a general election? With an economy full of inflation, with more than twelve million people crossing the border?’

Smith was later roundly ridiculed after suggesting on The View that he might one day run for president.