Mark Cuban sparks fury on The View for controversial comments about women around Trump

A growing chorus of critics emerged after Mark Cuban said Donald Trump does not surround himself with 'intelligent women.'

The billionaire businessman and television personality is facing a barrage of hate over his comments made on ABC's The View on Thursday. 

'Donald Trump – you never see him around strong, intelligent women, ever. It's just that simple,' he said.

Backlash over the comment comes just days after President Joe Biden also enraged Republicans by calling Trump's supporters 'garbage.' 

'I've gotta say, I have known you and respected you and loved you for a really long time,' sports anchor Sage Steele replied to Cuban with a video posted to X. 'What you just said is disrespectful and it crosses the line.' 

Trump's national press secretary Karoline Leavitt replied by saying 'this is extremely insulting to the thousands of women who work for President Trump, and the tens of millions of women who are proudly voting for him.'

It's no secret that Cuban, who co-owns the Dallas Mavericks NBA team, is supporting Vice President Kamala Harris and is an active surrogate for her on the campaign trail.

But Republicans, Trump supporters, those working for the campaign and even just women in general say that the latest comments go too far.

Kellyanne Conway, who was Trump's senior counselor from 2017 to 2020, told Fox News that the latest comment shows how 'desperate and concerned' Democrats are about the 2024 election.

'They are not certain they are supporting a strong intelligent woman for president,' the pollster and political consultant speculated. She then listed some of the women and moms who worked at the top ranks of Trump's White House.

'It doesn't matter to me what desperate people say,' Conway continued. 'What I care about is defending the tens of millions of strong intelligent women who are going to vote for Donald Trump next Tuesday and already have.'

'Whether it is Joe Biden calling us garbage or extremists, Hillary with deplorable, irredeemable, and now Mark Cuban questioning how women around Donald Trump would not be strong or intelligent,' she listed insults slung towards Republicans.

'They are losing this election based on their elitism and the direct insults to the American people.'

Steele's response was likely the most damning, as the sportscaster tore into the man she said she once 'respected.'

'How about Tulsi Gabbard? Let me ask you about Tulsi, your friend Tulsi, right?' Steele said in a video posted to X. 'At the end of the day, if she had not left the Democratic Party, I bet that you would think that she's strong and intelligent. But because she crossed the line, she's not?'

'More importantly, personally, we know each other,' she went on, striking a more personal note with: 'How about your own daughters?'

'What if some day they decide to think differently thank you with their politics?' Steele questioned. 'Are they not strong and unintelligent? What is that? You talk about not being divisive and look at what you're doing. Shocking, because I thought I knew who you were.'

'And this is just stupid.'

The renowned investor and businessman and TV personality has two daughters – Alexis, 21, and Alyssa, 17. He also has a son, Jake. All three he shares with wife Tiffany Stewart.

Some women posted images of themselves with the former president in protest of Cuban's remarks on Thursday. This included Trump 2024 senior advisor Susie Wiles.

'I'm told [Mark Cuban] needs help identifying the strong and intelligent women surrounding Pres. Trump. Well, here we are!' Wiles wrote on X. 'I've been proud to lead this campaign.'

She also called out other leaders within the Republican Party that support Trump, including his own daughter-in-law Lara Trump who serves as the co-chair of the Republican National Committee.