White House defends WNBA star Sophie Cunningham after she speaks out in support of protecting women's sports


White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt spoke out in support of Indiana Fever star Sophie Cunningham on Thursday after Cunningham spoke out publicly in support of protecting women's sports from transgender athletes."Men should not be playing in women's sports. It's completely ludicrous that anyone could support that," Leavitt told reporters."It's even more ludicrous that you do have Sophie Cunningham, a female athlete herself, very accomplished in her own right, coming forth and speaking that truth that men should(n't) play in women's sports.
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White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt spoke out in support of Indiana Fever star Sophie Cunningham on Thursday after Cunningham spoke out publicly in support of protecting women's sports from transgender athletes."Men should not be playing in women's sports. It's completely ludicrous that anyone could support that," Leavitt told reporters."It's even more ludicrous that you do have Sophie Cunningham, a female athlete herself, very accomplished in her own right, coming forth and speaking that truth that men should(n't) play in women's sports. The backlash she is receiving from Democrats and left-wing figures across the country is astonishing. They are clearly very out of touch with the American public on this issue, which again, is an 80/20 issue.
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- White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt spoke out in support of Indiana Fever star Sophie Cunningham on Thursday after Cunningham spoke out publicly in support of protecting women's sports from transgender athletes."Men should not be playing in women's sports. It's completely ludicrous that anyone could support that," Leavitt told reporters."It's even more ludicrous that you do have Sophie Cunningham, a female athlete herself, very accomplished in her own right, coming forth and speaking that truth that men should(n't) play in women's sports.
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