Mark Cuban says Trump doesn’t like to be challenged by women

Cuban answered: “Donald Trump, you by no means see him round robust, clever girls. Ever. It’s simply that easy. They’re intimidating to him. He doesn’t wish to be challenged by them and, , Nikki Haley will name him on his nonsense with reproductive rights and the way he sees and treats and talks about girls. I imply, he simply can’t have her round. It wouldn’t work.”

A few of the discuss present hosts appeared to interpret the remarks as referring to girls who seem facet by facet with Trump whereas campaigning moderately than his supporters; as Whoopi Goldberg stated, “I feel he means onstage and stuff.” However Cuban nonetheless confronted some backlash.

He later clarified on X that he is aware of many robust, clever girls who’re voting for Trump, together with some in his prolonged household; that he isn’t saying feminine voters aren’t good, robust, or clever; and that he is aware of Trump has labored with robust and clever girls up to now. However he stands by his opinion that Trump doesn’t wish to be challenged publicly.

Cuban has since apologized for what he stated, claiming it might not have come out appropriately, and that it wasn’t about Trump voters, supporters, or staff.

Trump had phrases for Cuban. He posted on X: “Mark Cuban, a extremely dumb man, who thinks he’s ‘sizzling stuff’ however he’s completely nothing, is now on the market saying that I don’t encompass myself with robust girls. Truly, he’s very unsuitable, I encompass myself with the strongest of ladies – With the understanding that ALL girls are nice, whether or not robust or not robust.”

Trump continued, after a number of extra jabs: “I could, in reality, be surrounded by the strongest girls within the World, together with Heads of International locations, who make Mark seem like a ‘child!’ All robust girls, and girls generally, needs to be very offended about this weak man’s assertion.”

Trump has often insulted girls who might pose a risk to him, comparable to his former opponent Hillary Clinton. Trump as soon as known as her “the satan” and an “enabler” of her husband’s infidelity, who “attacked those self same girls and attacked them viciously,” he stated. Trump has deemed former Home Speaker Nancy Pelosi an “enemy from inside.” And in referring to his present rival, he’s known as her “Lyin’ Kamala” and “Comrade Kamala.” He’s additionally known as her “dumb as a rock.” 

The posts from the previous president and the famed Shark Tank choose have thousands and thousands of views, and we’re lower than every week away from the election. It’s been extensively reported that there’s a gender hole on this election: Harris has stronger assist from girls in swing states, and Trump has stronger assist from males in swing states. 

Trump wants girls, and Haley might have been a technique to attain them through her personal supporters—however she’s solely on “standby” for his marketing campaign, Haley not too long ago stated. She has endorsed Trump, however criticized the ticket’s rhetoric towards girls, suggesting they “want to alter the best way they discuss girls,” in an earlier interview. 

Trump has tried to attraction to girls, however whether or not it’s working or not is unclear. Throughout a rally this week, he stated he’d shield American girls, “whether or not the ladies prefer it or not.” 

Harris is utilizing these phrases towards him on the marketing campaign path, and stated at a rally: “He merely doesn’t respect the liberty of ladies or the intelligence of ladies to know what’s in their very own finest pursuits and make choices accordingly. However we belief girls.”

On one other earlier event, he stated his administration can be nice for girls and their reproductive rights. That’s regardless of Trump taking credit score for overturning Roe v. Wade by appointing three Supreme Courtroom justices who have been within the majority that voted to finish a constitutional proper to abortion. 

We’ll see who girls present out for, and if this on-line interplay between the 2 male billionaires makes a lot of a distinction. 

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