Billionaire Mark Cuban on Friday offered a half-hearted apology to those who made him “feel insignificant” when he called the women around former President Donald Trump weak and stupid, even as he acknowledged his hurtful words. They have “no excuses”.
Cuban, the top campaign surrogate for Vice President Kamala Harris, attempted to walk back his comments a day later inciting widespread anger On ABC’s “The View” to emphatically declare that Trump would “never” want to be around any “strong and intelligent woman.”
“When I said this during the interview, I didn’t express it exactly how I thought. Therefore, I apologize to anyone who may have been offended or hurt by my reaction. As I said, this wasn’t about Trump voters, supporters or employees. present or former,” he Posted on x Friday morning.
“And, I prepared myself for the 6-second soundbite. No excuse. Not every interview can be made successful. “I have pretty thick skin.”
During his appearance on the talk show, the “Shark Tank” co-host suggested that Trump not surround himself with smart women because he feels threatened by them.
“Donald Trump, you never see him around strong, intelligent women. ‘Ever,’ Cuban declared.
“It’s just that simple. They are scaring him. He doesn’t like to be challenged by them. Nikki Haley will call him out on his bullshit about reproductive rights and how he views women, treats them, and talks about them. I mean, he can’t keep her. This won’t work.”
His insult — which came just days after President Biden called Trump’s supporters “trash” — drew a sharp response from the GOP candidate’s campaign and Top female colleagues who came out of the woodwork To put him in his place.
Cuba on Friday expressed regret at the criticism leveled against it.
“What bothers me, however, is that many of the comments made in the media, either in support of me or against me, have some degree of insult attached to them. Not just here. But everywhere,” he said in his apology.
“I am not blaming anyone. We are where we are,” he added.
“Here’s hoping there will be at least a little change in a week. In the spirit of happiness… I have to add that all the long haired AI memes annoy me. So that’s a positive thing!”
It came after Cuban had previously tried to distance himself from the eyebrow-raising remarks, providing the Post with a list of conservative women he considers intelligent — including Haley, Kellyanne Conway and Tulsi Gabbard.
Meanwhile, GOP women were quick to embrace Cuban’s blabbering comments.
“It is very insulting. I worked for Donald Trump. I consider myself a strong woman.I consider the people around me to be strong women. Kellyanne Conway, Brooke Rollins, Ivanka Trump, Hope Hicks, Sarah Sanders,” said Kayleigh McEnany, Trump’s former White House press secretary.
McEnany, co-host of Fox’s “Outnumbered,” said, “Before we get to the women who took Donald Trump to such a high level, like Nikki Haley, to those who still support him, like Amy Coney-Barrett, Which he had placed in the Supreme Court.
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