Billionaire entrepreneur and “Shark Tank” star Mark Cuban has issued an apology and clarification following backlash over feedback he made criticizing former President Donald Trump.
In an interview on Thursday’s broadcast of “The View,” Cuban had stated that Trump doesn’t encompass himself with “strong, intelligent women,” suggesting that’s why the Republican politician hasn’t been seen currently with Nikki Haley, his onetime presidential main opponent turned supporter.
“Donald Trump, you never see him around strong, intelligent women, ever. It’s just that simple. They’re intimidating to him. He doesn’t like to be challenged by them,” stated Cuban, who has been stumping for Vice President Kamala Harris, Trump’s Democratic rival within the 2024 White Home race.
“Nikki Haley will call him on his nonsense with reproductive rights and how he sees and treats and talks about women. I mean, he just can’t have her around. It wouldn’t work,” he added on the ABC speak present.
(Cuban’s feedback could be heard on the 23-minute mark right here.)
His remarks have been subsequently seen by many as a criticism of any lady who helps Trump, one thing that the presidential candidate and others instantly pounced on.
“All strong women, and women in general, should be angry about this weak man’s statement,” Trump posted on his Fact Social platform. Trump additionally referred to as Cuban, who initially supported him within the 2016 presidential election, “a really dumb guy” and stated that “nobody respects him.”
Following his TV look, Cuban sought to make clear his feedback and apologize to anybody offended.
“When I said this during the interview, I didn’t get it out exactly the way I thought I did. So I apologize to anyone who felt slighted or upset by my response,” he stated in a Friday put up on X, previously Twitter. “As I said, it wasn’t about Trump voters, supporters or employees. Current or former.”
In a separate put up, he wrote that he is aware of “many strong, intelligent women voting for Trump. Including in my extended family.”
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He went on to call folks like GOP strategist Kellyanne Conway and former Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao as examples of “strong intelligent women” who’ve labored with Trump.
“I stand by my opinion that he does not like being challenged publicly,” Cuban added.
