From Arkansas governor to former the sopranos A growing chorus of women, led by GOP star Drea de Matteo, are speaking out against Cuban’s latest suggestion that “strong, intelligent” women do not support former President Donald Trump.

Calling Cuban’s remarks a “disgusting lie,” Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R-AR) argued that his remarks were “pretty funny coming from Democrats who can’t even say what a woman is.”

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“I worked for President Trump for two and a half years. Democrats tried to tear me down. President Trump has empowered me and other women in America. “My name is Sarah Sanders, and I am proud to join the millions of smart, intelligent women who will stand with Donald Trump this Tuesday,” she continued. to post To X.

President Trump has empowered me and the millions of women who will vote to return to the White House on Tuesday! #WomenForTrump pic.twitter.com/8Z9XGnWZxm

— Sarah Huckabee Sanders (@SarahHuckabee) 31 October 2024

Trump himself harshly rebuked the former owner of the Dallas Mavericks and long-time Shark Tank Star on Thursday.

Responding to Cuban’s dig, Trump said: “Actually, he is very wrong. I surround myself with the strongest women – With the understanding that ALL women, strong or not, are amazing.”

“In fact, I may be surrounded by the most powerful women in the world, including Country Presidents who make Mark look like a ‘baby’!” “All strong women and women in general should be very angry with this weak man’s statement,” she said. to post To X.

Backlash against Cuban came after his appearance on ABC Appearance on Thursday. During the interview, Cuban was asked whether Trump’s reported move to not ask former rival Nikki Haley to bat for him on the campaign trail could help Vice President Kamala Harris gain an advantage over former Haley supporters who remain hesitant about supporting Trump. was asked. Republican presidential candidate.

“So yeah, that’s going to put him over the edge among the fans of Nikki Haley. Donald Trump; you never see him around strong, intelligent women. It’s that simple, they scare him. He doesn’t like to challenge them. And you know, Nikki Haley beats him for his nonsense about reproductive rights and “He’s going to talk about how he sees women, how he acts and how he talks about them,” he said.

Republican women are rapidly pointed to former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard’s high-profile alliance with Trump. The war veteran had left the Democratic Party and announced earlier this month that he was a Republican. Gabbard, a lieutenant colonel in the Army Reserve, has become one of Trump’s most important surrogates on the campaign trail.

“How about Tulsi Gabbard? Let me ask you about your friend Tulsi, right? At the end of the day, if he hadn’t left the Democratic Party, I bet you’d think he was strong and smart, but he’s not because he crossed lines,” former ESPN anchor Sage Steel said in a post to X.

Actress Drea de Matteo joined the chorus in X with these words: video That he was wearing a MAGA hat and that Cuban was “messing with the wrong kind of women.”

Alina Habba, one of Trump’s lawyers, also taken She took to the platform to label Cuban’s comments, which tout his legal career, as “misogynistic.”

“Mark Cuban, you can go to hell,” he said.

Mark Cuban, you can go to hell.

Trump 2024! pic.twitter.com/Dj0GmJofu9

— Alina Habba (@AlinaHabba) 31 October 2024

Karoline Leavitt, Trump’s national press secretary. said NBC News believed Cuban’s “derogatory” comments would “get more women to the polls.”

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Cuba in a statement responding to reactions defended He wasn’t suggesting that powerful women don’t support Trump, but rather that the former president didn’t like women publicly reacting.

“I am happy to announce that I know many strong and intelligent women who voted for Trump. Including my extended family. “I’m certainly not saying that female voters aren’t smart, strong and intelligent,” she said.