{"id":5061,"date":"2026-08-07T07:12:15","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T07:12:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=5061"},"modified":"2026-08-07T07:12:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T07:12:15","slug":"jd-vance-gives-maga-barbie-a-bizarre-pep-talk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=5061","title":{"rendered":"JD Vance Gives \u2018MAGA Barbie\u2019 a Bizarre Pep Talk"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>JD Vance encouraged Sophie Cunningham to keep being \u201ccourageous,\u201d after the WNBA player spoke out against transgender athletes in women\u2019s sports.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=5059\">Trump Deepens Hair Mystery With Oval Office Appearance<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cunningham, 29, told ESPN in an interview published last month that she wanted to \u201cprotect young girls in a locker room\u201d and prevent female athletes from having to compete against \u201cbiological men.\u201d Since then, the Indiana Fever guard has been criticized by others in the league, but praised by conservative pundits and White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cLook, sometimes when you\u2019re courageous in this country, some of the worst people in the world will try to attack you,\u201d Vance, 41, told Fox News host Laura Ingraham. \u201cWhat I would tell Sophie and anybody is to keep speaking your mind. You actually are inspiring a dozen people for every person that criticizes you.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe cannot take our country back\u2014we cannot save the United States of America\u2014unless you have people of courage who are speaking their mind,\u201d he continued. \u201cThe thing about courage is it\u2019s contagious. When you see one person\u2014even if they have the mob come after them\u2014one person speak their mind in a courageous and honest way, it inspires a lot of people to do the same. So I would tell Sophie to keep going.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cunningham earned the nickname \u201cMAGA Barbie\u201d in college due to her social media activity, according to Complex, but she insists she is \u201cvery much in the middle\u201d politically.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=5057\">MAGA Gov Candidate Busted Living in Luxury Out of State<\/a><\/p>\n<p>To ESPN, Cunningham said, \u201cI got a lot of negative feedback about me hating trans. And I\u2019m like, \u2018I never once said that.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think that I am here to extend love. But I also think with that love is truth, being honest. And I want to protect young girls in a locker room, or young girls in sport who shouldn\u2019t have to go against biological men,\u201d she told the outlet.<\/p>\n<p>Cunningham doesn\u2019t \u201cdislike anyone,\u201d she said, adding, \u201cI\u2019m also there to love biological women, and I think that there are rights that need to be protected.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Now, Cunningham seems to have had enough of the controversy. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor me, I want to get back to basketball. It\u2019s always been about basketball,\u201d she told reporters during a shootaround this week. \u201cThat [ESPN] interview happened in February when I was asked a question, so for me, you know, I just want to make sure the focus stays where it should be, because people are playing at such a high level.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=5055\">Trump Plots Wild Move in \u2018Personal\u2019 Crusade Tied to Barron<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>JD Vance encouraged Sophie Cunningham to keep being \u201ccourageous,\u201d after the WNBA player spoke out against transgender athletes in women\u2019s sports. 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