Indiana Fever player Sophie Cunningham has a fan in President Donald Trump. Trump, 80, invoked the controversial WNBA guard while discussing trans people in women’s sports at a rally in Ohio on Monday, October 12. “Sophie is a beautiful young woman,” he said, before gesturing to former NFL coach Jon Gruden, who was at the rally for Senator Jon Husted. “You probably wouldn’t mind her on the team, not to help you with points, but to help you with attendance. The attendance would be great.” Cunningham, 30, has been a vocal opponent of trans women playing in the WNBA — somethin...
President Trump Calls Sophie Cunningham a ‘Beautiful Young Woman’ at Rally
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Oct 13, 2026 • 2 weeks ago
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