Mark Cuban admits his ‘View’ comments were a ‘mistake’ he ‘apologized for’

Harris surrogate and billionaire investor Mark Cuban admitted his Trump comments on ABC’s “The View” were a “mistake” as he continues to face backlash.

Cuban came under fire Thursday after he claimed former President Trump wouldn’t campaign with women like former Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley because he doesn’t associate with “strong, intelligent women.”

“Donald Trump, you never see him around strong, intelligent women. Ever,” Cuban said. “It’s just that simple. They’re scary to him. He doesn’t like to be challenged by them, and you know, Nikki Haley will call him out on his reproductive rights nonsense and how he views and treats and talks about women I mean, he just can’t have her around.

MARK CUBAN ATTEMPTS TO ‘CLARIFY’ AFTER COMMENTS ON ‘THE VIEW’ APPEAR AS SENSITIVITY AGAINST PRO-TRUMP WOMEN

Mark Cuban claimed that “strong, intelligent women” are not around former President Trump. (Getty)

Cuban continued to clean up his comments when spoken to Daily Mail Monday.

“It’s part of politics, it was my mistake and I apologized for it. I certainly didn’t say anything negative about anyone who supports Trump,” Cuban said.

He also revealed his wife’s opinion on the comments.

“Tiffany watched the entire interview and had no problem with it. She knew what I was trying to say,” Cuban said.

He added, “She also knows that when I do hundreds of interviews, there’s going to be some that I screw up. I did a lot more Mavs interviews that got me fined by the NBA. So she’s kind of used to it .”

Fox News Digital reached out to Cuban’s agent for comment, but did not immediately receive a response.

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Cuban has repeatedly tried to clean up his comments since making them on “The View” Thursday. (Jerome Miron-USA Today Sports)

Cuban has tried to spin his comments since they went viral on Thursday and drew the ire of several prominent conservative women.

“This is what I said during a conversation about why Nikki Haley was not active in her campaign,” Cuban X wrote Thursday. “I know a lot of strong, intelligent women who vote for Trump, including in my extended family. I’m certainly not saying that women voters aren’t smart, strong and intelligent.”

“I know he’s worked with strong, intelligent women like Elaine Chao, Kelly Anne, Ivanka and many others,” Cuban added. “I stand by my opinion that he does not like to be challenged in public.”

Businessman and TV personality Mark Cuban speaks at a rally for Vice President Kamala Harris on October 17, 2024 in La Crosse, Wisconsin. (Andy Manis/Getty Images)

In an exclusive comment to Fox News Digital, Trump campaign national press secretary Karoline Leavitt shot down Cuban’s remarks.

“Joe Biden called Trump supporters ‘garbage,’ and now Kamala’s top surrogate Mark Cuban is insinuating female Trump supporters are ‘weak and stupid,'” Leavitt said.

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“This is extremely insulting to the thousands of women who work for President Trump and the tens of thousands of women who voted for him,” she said. “These women are mothers, entrepreneurs and industry leaders, and they are really strong and intelligent, despite what Mark Cuban and Kamala Harris say.”