{"id":2270542,"date":"2024-06-18T13:27:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-18T17:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mark-cuban-embarrasses-himself-with-reality-denying-attempt-to-defend-biden-amid-backlash\/"},"modified":"2024-06-18T13:29:41","modified_gmt":"2024-06-18T17:29:41","slug":"mark-cuban-embarrasses-himself-with-reality-denying-attempt-to-defend-biden-amid-backlash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mark-cuban-embarrasses-himself-with-reality-denying-attempt-to-defend-biden-amid-backlash\/","title":{"rendered":"Mark Cuban Faces Backlash for Reality-Defying Defense of Biden"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmark-cuban-embarrasses-himself-with-reality-denying-attempt-to-defend-biden-amid-backlash%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2270542&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses Mark Cuban&#8217;s involvement in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/absolutely-bats-colorado-democrat-dragged-for-msnbc-melodrama-over-scotus-ballot-ruling\/\" title=\"Colorado Democrat faces backlash for dramatic reaction to SCOTUS ballot ruling on MSNBC\">social media debates<\/a> during the \u200bNBA Finals, where the Dallas Mavericks, a team\u200b associated with Cuban, lost to the Boston Celtics. Cuban criticized Piers Morgan\u2062 and Bill \u200bAckman\u2062 for \u2063their comments on\u200d President Joe Biden&#8217;s cognitive abilities,\u200b pointing out that both\u2063 Biden and his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/beastmode-kennedy-to-tanden-youve-called-sanders-everything-but-an-ignorant-slut\/\" title=\"BEASTMODE: Kennedy to Tanden: \u2018You\u2019ve Called Sanders Everything But An Ignorant Slut\u2019\">political rival<\/a>, Donald Trump, are elderly \u200band prone to senior\u2062 moments. Cuban argued \u2062that while Trump delivers effective soundbites, Biden, despite being less adept at soundbites, thinks in complete sentences. The article highlights criticism of Cuban&#8217;s points,\u2063 suggesting\u2062 that he fails to \u200bgrasp the political and physical \u2062realities faced by \u200cthe leaders he \u2062discusses.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, it mentions Cuban&#8217;s diminished role with the Mavericks after he \u200dsold the majority share of the franchise,\u2062 insinuating this might explain his increased social media activity. The article concludes with an urgent appeal \u2064from the Western Journal \u2062for reader support, citing financial pressures from Big Tech&#8217;s advertising restrictions, highlighting the \u2064importance of the upcoming 2024 election as portrayed\u200b by a comment \u200cfrom former U.S. national security advisor Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn. The overarching narrative questions the effectiveness of Cuban&#8217;s commentary amidst significant political and sporting events.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/commentary\/\">  Commentary <\/a>    <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/bchai\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/bchai\/%20\"><span>Bryan Chai<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   June 18, 2024 at 9:58am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>Maybe if Mark Cuban had spent more time paying attention to his Dallas Mavericks instead of shilling for an octogenarian politician, it would be Mavs stars Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving hoisting the Larry O\u2019Brien Trophy on Tuesday instead of the Boston Celtics.<\/p>\n<p>(Yes, this author is a bitter and annoyed Mavs fan.)<\/p>\n<p>Alas, while the Mavericks were being humbled in a five-game NBA Finals beatdown, Cuban \u2014 whose <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/nba-approves-mark-cubans-sale-mavericks-republican-mega-donors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">exact association<\/a> with the Mavs is murky, but more on that later \u2014 seemed to have his attention anywhere but helping his squad lock in for the Finals.<\/p>\n<p>Take, for instance, this embarrassing X post just a day before a lopsided and series-clinching Celtics Game 5 win on Monday:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">You guys both, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/piersmorgan?\">@piersmorgan<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BillAckman?\">@BillAckman<\/a>, are so consumed with pandering to your twitter followers, you have lost all objectivity.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ll let you both in on a secret.<\/p>\n<p>BOTH CANDIDATES ARE OLD. VERY OLD.<\/p>\n<p>They both are going to have senior moments, mis-remember, forget\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TVGpEDTGt4\">https:\/\/t.co\/TVGpEDTGt4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mark Cuban (@mcuban) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mcuban\/status\/1802503676730466735?\">June 17, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Cuban, butting into a conversation he wasn\u2019t a part of, chided British news personality Piers Morgan and billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman for daring to bring up the very real problem of President Joe Biden\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/new-report-biden-not-person-signs-cognitive-decline-kick-hard-show-slipping-away\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">clear cognitive decline<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou guys both, @piersmorgan @BillAckman, are so consumed with pandering to your twitter followers, you have lost all objectivity,\u201d he began in response to posts by Ackman and Morgan.<\/p>\n<p>The latter had shared a video from a Saturday night fundraiser that clearly showed the 81-year-old president <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-goes-motionless-swanky-fundraiser-gets-led-offstage-obama-white-house-responds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">confused and unaware<\/a> of what to do:<\/p>\n<blockquote data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">That\u2019s a wrap on record-setting Democratic fundraiser for Joe Biden\u2019s reelection campaign (netting $28M). Former President Barack Obama and President Joe Biden offer final waves to Peacock Theater crowd as Obama then grabs Biden\u2019s hand to lead him offstage following 40-minute\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xbE2jf3jdz\">pic.twitter.com\/xbE2jf3jdz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chris Gardner (@chrissgardner) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chrissgardner\/status\/1802239454314410096?\">June 16, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Morgan and Ackman, in their respective posts, both effectively asked how Democrats could be OK with letting such a doddering old man be the public face of their party. It\u2019s a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trumps-odds-winning-presidency-hit-time-high-nearly-20-points-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">real problem<\/a> for Democrats, and it\u2019s a more than fair question.<\/p>\n<p>Cuban, however, thought that the two were glossing over the fact that Biden\u2019s chief political rival \u2014 presumptive GOP presidential nominee and former President Donald Trump \u2014 is just three years younger than Biden.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ll let you both in on a secret,\u201d he continued. \u201cBOTH CANDIDATES ARE OLD. VERY OLD. They both are going to have senior moments, mis-remember, forget things and have physical frailties.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ll tell you a not so secret secret: One is great at soundbites, but also thinks in soundbites. The other is awful at soundbites, but thinks in complete sentences.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cVoters will decide which we prefer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The fallacy with Cuban\u2019s point is rather evident: You can\u2019t gauge what or how someone \u201cthinks.\u201d So while his lame attempt at mimicking Confucius sounds like a deep thought, it\u2019s not.<\/p>\n<p>What he did offer, however, are two facts.<\/p>\n<p>One, yes, Trump is old, too. He will be the oldest man to ever be inaugurated should he win in November.<\/p>\n<p>The second fact, however, nullifies the point of the first fact.<\/p>\n<p>You can dismiss Cuban\u2019s musings on how each man thinks, but he\u2019s right that Trump offers typically great soundbites while Biden is awful at them.<\/p>\n<p>Whether the \u201cShark Tank\u201d star likes it or not, those sorts of optics matter \u2014 especially when the incumbent doesn\u2019t exactly have a towering and healthy economy to point to.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Has Mark Cuban lost all credibility?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Cuban also was being wildly disingenuous.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, technically Trump is not that much younger than Biden (the age gap is certainly not a thing serious Republicans should be bragging about and makes Cuban all the bigger dolt for even bringing up this comparison). But the former president is light years apart from the current one when it comes to even just the ability to maintain the facade of attentiveness.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s no contest.<\/p>\n<p>Cuban was rightfully roasted for his remarks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStop embarrassing yourself, Mark,\u201d Australian pundit Rita Panahi said.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Stop embarrassing yourself, Mark.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rita Panahi (@RitaPanahi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RitaPanahi\/status\/1802524063920996460?\">June 17, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWhat you\u2019re saying has no correlation to reality and your first sentence is projection,\u201d conservative content creator Allie Beth Stuckey posted.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">What you\u2019re saying has no correlation to reality and your first sentence is projection<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Allie Beth Stuckey (@conservmillen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/conservmillen\/status\/1802565047182344280?\">June 17, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Now, in one possible bit of fairness to Cuban\u2019s whataboutism: He might have had a lot of time to think of those deep-sounding thoughts because his role with the Mavericks is \u2026 minimal.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/story\/_\/id\/40373806\/nba-finals-2024-why-luka-doncic-kyrie-irving-mavericks-future-title-contenders\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ESPN<\/a>, Cuban, \u201cdespite his claims after selling the majority share of the franchise midseason to the Adelson and Dumont families, no longer has control of basketball operations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That could explain an uptick in his non-Mavericks-related social media ramblings lately \u2014 but it doesn\u2019t make his ramblings any more coherent or accurate.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>I heard a chilling comment the other day: \u201cWe don\u2019t even know if an election will be held in 2024.\u201d <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>That wasn\u2019t said by a conspiracy theorist or a doomsday prophet. No, former U.S. national security advisor Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn said that to the founder of The Western Journal, Floyd Brown.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Gen. Flynn\u2019s warning means that the 2024 election is the most important election for every single living American. If we lose this one to the wealthy elites who hate us, hate God, and hate what America stands for, we can only assume that 248 years of American history and the values we hold dear to our hearts may soon vanish.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/socialist-calls-into-hannity-radio-show-and-says-the-quiet-part-out-loud-we-dont-want-to-unite-with-you-we-want-to-destroy-every-last-one-of-you-audio\/\" title=\"Socialist Calls Into Hannity Radio Show and Says the Quiet Part Out Loud, \u201cWe Don\u2019t Want to Unite with You, We Want to Destroy Every Last One of You\u201d (AUDIO)\">end game<\/a> is here, and as Benjamin Franklin said, \u201cWe must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>All of this means that <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>without you<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>, it\u2019s over. 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Will you <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>join us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  in the fight? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Sincerely,<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Josh Manning<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Deputy Managing Editor<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Western Journal<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-44778\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/bchai\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-44778\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-44778\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-44778\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-44778\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Bryan Chai has written news and sports for The Western Journal for more than five years and has produced more than 1,300 stories. He specializes in the NBA and NFL as well as politics.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  Bryan Chai has written news and sports for The Western Journal for more than five years and has produced more than 1,300 stories. He specializes in the NBA and NFL as well as politics. He graduated with a BA in Creative Writing from the University of Arizona. He is an avid fan of sports, video games, politics and debate. <\/p>\n<p>  Birthplace <\/p>\n<p>  Hawaii <\/p>\n<p>  Education <\/p>\n<p>  Class of 2010 University of Arizona. BEAR DOWN. <\/p>\n<p>  Location <\/p>\n<p>  Phoenix, Arizona <\/p>\n<p>  Languages Spoken <\/p>\n<p>  English, Korean <\/p>\n<p>  Topics of Expertise <\/p>\n<p>  Sports, Entertainment, Science\/Tech <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Commentary by Bryan Chai, June 18, 2024. Mark Cuban might have seen his Dallas Mavericks, including stars Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving, win the Larry O\u2019Brien Trophy if he had focused more on basketball rather than promoting an elderly politician. Instead, the Boston Celtics celebrated the victory<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2015,"featured_media":2270543,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Cuban.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2270542","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Cuban.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2270542","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2015"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2270542"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2270542\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2270543"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2270542"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2270542"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2270542"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}