White House Defends Sophie Cunningham Over Trans Sports Stance, Calling It an 80/20 Issue
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Updated · Fox News · Jul 23
White House Defends Sophie Cunningham Over Trans Sports Stance, Calling It an 80/20 Issue
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 23
Summary
Karoline Leavitt backed Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham on Thursday after the WNBA player publicly opposed transgender athletes competing in women’s sports and said the backlash against her was “astonishing.”
An 80/20 issue, Leavitt said, reflects broad public support for barring “men” from women’s sports and cast Democratic criticism of Cunningham as out of step with voters.
Tuesday on ESPN, Cunningham said she wanted to “protect young girls” in locker rooms and competition, rejecting accusations that her position meant she hated transgender people.
Wednesday before Indiana’s win over Connecticut, Cunningham repeated that her view was “common sense,” adding that she was not political but would stand by her beliefs while extending “love” to everyone.