BREAKING: Sophie Cunningham Sets The Record Straight On Where She Stands Politically
The Fever guard has addressed growing political assumptions.
Sophie Cunningham has addressed the growing speculation surrounding her political beliefs.
The Indiana Fever guard is of the view that many people have formed opinions about her without ever hearing her actual views.
Cunningham first responded to criticism surrounding comments about transgender athletes.
“I got a lot of negative feedback about me hating trans. And I’m like, ‘I never once said that,’” Cunningham told ESPN. “I 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’t have to go against biological men.”
She then clarified where she stands politically after months of speculation.
“I’m very much in the middle,” she explained. “I agree with things on both sides, disagree with things on both sides. And that’s all I’ve ever said about my political beliefs. But people love to assume.”
Sophie Cunningham Pushing Back Against Public Assumptions
Sophie Cunningham. (Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images)
Cunningham also acknowledged that people often attached labels to her because of her background and public image.
She said those assumptions rarely reflected her actual beliefs. Instead, she described herself as someone who agreed and disagreed with positions on both sides of the political aisle.
Her comments arrived shortly after former Grantland and ESPN writer Chuck Klosterman made one of the more unusual predictions of the year.
During an appearance on The Bill Simmons Podcast, Klosterman predicted Cunningham would become a vice presidential candidate by 2050.
“Sophie Cunningham … I’m going to say 2050, is going to be Vice President of the United States,” Klosterman said. “I don’t know what party she’ll be in, I don’t know anything about her political views. But she will be the vice presidential candidate.”
Klosterman stressed that his prediction had nothing to do with Cunningham’s political ideology. Instead, he based it on her personality and growing public profile.
