Overview
- The 2022 video of President Trump resurfaced this week and spread widely on social platforms, prompting fresh media attention and a mix of disbelief and amusement online.
- In the clip Trump said he would ask LeBron James if he ever wanted to be a woman so LeBron could “star” on a WNBA team Trump joked he would coach and also declared he preferred Michael Jordan over LeBron.
- The clip regained notice after Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham publicly argued for barring transgender athletes from women’s sports and drew rapid backlash from reporters, players, and some coaches.
- Reporting emphasizes that the WNBA currently has no transgender players on its rosters and that the league’s recent collective bargaining language left gender identity undefined.
- Writers and commentators say the episode illustrates how partisan media and political figures use high‑profile sports moments to drive broader cultural debates, and observers expect the renewed attention to increase pressure on the WNBA and national commentators.