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WNBA Star Stands Up Agains Trans in Sports & Everyone Loses Their Mind

Charlie Kirk Show · 23 July 2026 · 10m · 1 Egleze moment
WNBA Star Stands Up Agains Trans in Sports & Everyone Loses Their Mind
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Charlie Kirk and regular contributors discuss remarks by WNBA player Sophie Cunningham after she was asked to expand on comments about “protect[ing] young girls” from having to compete against “biological men” in sport. The hosts frame Cunningham’s answer as a “common sense” defence of women’s sport and describe her as “very brave”, while also joking about what they call an “accelerationist” scenario in which male players would identify as women to dominate the league.

The episode includes a clip attributed to Megan Rapinoe criticising efforts to restrict trans participation in women’s sport as a political “wedge issue”, which the hosts dispute. Midway through, the show runs an advertisement for the “Fatty15” supplement, including discount code and health-benefit claims.

The hosts also pivot to the WNBA’s profile and finances, crediting Caitlin Clark with boosting attendance and visibility while asserting that the league has historically relied on the NBA. The most concrete political development is a White House press-briefing clip in which the press secretary says President Trump is “following the story” and condemns allowing men in women’s sports, describing the issue as an “80/20” public-opinion question. The segment ends with broader commentary warning that “woke” politics will “mount a comeback” and praising Cunningham’s stance.

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White House says Trump is following Sophie Cunningham trans-sports backlash

The show plays a clip from a White House press briefing where the press secretary says President Trump is following the backlash against WNBA player Sophie Cunningham after she said it was “common sense” that “biological men” should not compete in women’s sport. In the same clip, the press secretary describes the issue as “rooted in basic biological fact” and criticises Democrats and “leftwing” critics for attacking Cunningham.

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