A growing chorus of women are speaking out after Mark Cuban said Donald Trump does not surround himself with ‘intelligent women.’
The businessman and television personality is facing a barrage of criticism over his comments made on ABC’s The View.
‘Donald Trump – you never see him around strong, intelligent women, ever. It’s just that simple,’ he said.
Backlash over the comment comes just days after President Joe Biden called Trump’s supporters ‘garbage.’
‘I’ve gotta say, I have known you and respected you and loved you for a really long time,’ sports anchor Sage Steele replied to Cuban with a video posted to X. ‘What you just said is disrespectful and it crosses the line.’
Women are speaking out after businessman Mark Cuban said there are no strong or intelligence women in Donald Trump’s circle
Trump’s national press secretary Karoline Leavitt replied by saying ‘this is extremely insulting to the thousands of women who work for President Trump, and the tens of millions of women who are proudly voting for him.’
It’s no secret that Cuban, who co-owns the Dallas Mavericks NBA team, is supporting Vice President Kamala Harris and is an active surrogate for her on the campaign trail.
But Republicans, Trump supporters, those working for the campaign and even just women in general say that the latest comments go too far.
Steele’s response was likely the most damning, as the sportscaster tore into the man she said she once ‘respected.’
‘How about Tulsi Gabbard? Let me ask you about Tulsi, your friend Tulsi, right?’ Steele said in a video posted to X. ‘At the end of the day, if she had not left the Democratic Party, I bet that you would think that she’s strong and intelligent. But because she crossed the line, she’s not?’
‘More importantly, personally, we know each other,’ she went on, striking a more personal note with: ‘How about your own daughters?’
‘What if some day they decide to think differently thank you with their politics?’ Steele questioned. ‘Are they not strong and unintelligent? What is that? You talk about not being divisive and look at what you’re doing. Shocking, because I thought I know who you were.’
‘And this is just stupid.’
It’s no secret that Cuban is supporting Vice President Kamala Harris and is an active surrogate for her on the campaign trail. Pictured: Cuban speaks at a Harris rally in La Crosse, Wisconsin on October 17, 2024
Some women posted images of themselves with the former president in protest of Cuban’s remarks. This included Trump 2024 senior advisor Susie Wiles.
‘I’m told [Mark Cuban] needs help identifying the strong and intelligent women surrounding Pres. Trump. Well, here we are!’ Wiles wrote on X. ‘I’ve been proud to lead this campaign.’She also called out other leaders within the Republican Party that support Trump, including his own daughter-in-law Lara Trump who serves as the co-chair of the Republican National Committee.
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