Will Smith shared his personal experiences of racism as a black man in America, as he addressed the idea of one day running for office.
The film star said he had been called the N-word to his face on 'five or six times'. He said none of the people racially abusing him were "smart", which at first made him thing all racists were stupid.
Will told the Pod Save America podcast, hosted by former Obama aides aides Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, Dan Pfeiffer and Tommy Vietor about the experience.
He said: "Fortunately for my psyche, I've never been called N-word by a smart person. So I grew up with the impression that racists and racism are stupid and they are easy to get around, I just had to be smarter." Looking into the eyes of those abusing him he
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