Mark Cuban, a representative for the Harris campaign, said in an early morning post to X that Donald Trump won the election and congratulated the former president.
“Congratulations @realDonaldTrump. You won fair and square. congratulations @Eron Musk In the same way. #godspeed” the “Shark Tank” judge wrote on Wednesday.
Mr. Cuban, who had stumbled in support of Ms. Harris during the campaign, faced backlash when he appeared on ABC's “The View” on Thursday and claimed that President Trump does not have “strong, intelligent women” around him. received.
“Donald Trump, I've never seen him around strong, intelligent women. Ever,” Cuban said on his talk show. “It's very simple. They're intimidating to him. He doesn't like being challenged by them. And you know, Nikki Haley, his nonsense about reproductive rights, They'll call him out on how he views women, how he treats them, how he talks about them. I mean, he can't have her around. It's not going to work.”
Cuban immediately regretted his careless remark and tried to clear it.
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“That's part of politics and my mistake and I've apologized for it. “Of course I'm not saying anything negative about people who support Trump,” Cuban said.
The billionaire called out his wife Tiffany Stewart, who said she had already commented on the remarks and had no problem with it.
“Tiffany watched the entire interview and had no problems. She knew what I was going to say,” he said. “She also knows that when I do hundreds of interviews, there are going to be some mistakes. I failed even more Mavs interviews and got fined by the NBA. So she I'm used to it.”
Mr. Cuban later claimed that he was trying to point out why Nikki Haley had not been very active in Mr. Trump's campaign.
“This is what I said in a conversation about why Nikki Haley is not active on the campaign trail,” Cuban wrote on Thursday. “I know that many strong, intelligent women, including some of my relatives, voted for Trump. I am in no way saying that women voters are not smart, strong, or intelligent. Not.”
“I know he's worked with a lot of strong, intelligent women, like Elaine Chao, Kelly Anne, Ivanka,” Cuban added. “I stand by my opinion that he doesn't like to be challenged in public.”
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In his election victory speech Wednesday morning in West Palm Beach, Florida, President Trump praised several women who helped him return to the White House, including his “beautiful wife, Melania.”
President Trump said of his wife's “Melania Memoir'', “(She) has the number one bestselling book in America. Can you believe it?''
“I would like to thank her because she did a great job and worked hard to help people,” he added.
According to , 44 percent of women voted for Republican candidates. NBC News Exit Poll From 10 major states.
That's a slight increase from four years ago, when 42% of women voted Republican.
