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Longtime NBA star turned sports media favorite Charles Barkley is getting into politics in a major way heading into the midterm elections.
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Barkley, 63, is speaking out against both parties heading into November. He called out the Democrats during an appearance on The Chris Cuomo Project.
“Some of these people out here talking about no ICE, no prison, using words like socialism,” Barkley said. “Like, no, I don’t believe in that. Wait, wait, no cops? I think that’s some of the stupidest (expletive) I’ve ever heard.
“What are we gonna do without cops? Yeah. What are we gonna do without prisons? Like, I’ve seen some of these politicians, I’m like, this is the stupidest (expletive) ever. And a lot of— most of them, well, probably all of them have been Democrats.”
Barkley, who played in the NBA from 1984 until 2000, admitted that things need to be better.
“Now, ICE has to do a much better job, much better job. We need that. We need a Like, we can’t just let people come across the border. We can’t do that. But ICE has to do a better job. We need immigrants in this country. They’re some of the most amazing, hardworking people in the world. But we need to get rid of the crooked immigrants.”
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However, Barkley also made it clear that he’s bothered by what’s arguably the “worst” trait of President Trump, who is in office for the second time.
“I think that’s one of the worst things about Trump. He’s made it popular to be racist. There’s no consequences for being racist now. It’s like a lot of people are wearing it with a badge of courage,” Barkley said.
Chuck added, “He never denounces it. He should denounce it, but he’s made it more acceptable to be racist.”
President Trump, of course, would disagree, though Barkley isn’t afraid to call out either side, no matter who you are.
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This story was originally published October 4, 2026 at 2:34 PM.