Stephen A. Smith: Americans 'relate' to Trump's view on Canada

Sports media personality Stephen A. Smith says Americans feel a connection with President-elect Trump's rhetoric on Canada and Greenland.

"This kind of language, no matter how frivolous we may think it is, no matter how much we may suspect that it's much ado about nothing," Smith said on Chris Cuomo's NewsNation show Tuesday night, "at least it sounds like a typical politician."

Trump, Smith said, is "talking a bunch of smack and giving us a bunch of superlatives," which will make Americans "sit up and say ... 'now that's normal. We can relate to that. That's familiar to us.'"

Trump has mused about Canada becoming a 51st state and the U.S. acquiring Greenland, and during a Tuesday news conference said he would like to see the Gulf of Mexico renamed to the "Gulf of America."

His comments about Canada have sparked widespread backlash, and come amid the country's prime minister, Justin Trudeau, announcement he is resigning this year.