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Lawmakers press WNBA for accountability over ‘attacks’ on Caitlin Clark in scathing letter
New York Post ^ | 07/08/2026 | Andrew Battifarano

Posted on 07/08/2026 10:31:37 PM PDT by SmokingJoe

Caitlin Clark’s season has been dominated by the headlines surrounding the physical play she’s faced.

Now, a group of United States lawmakers is trying to make its voices heard with the WNBA.

Led by Republican Study Committee Chairman Rep. August Pfluger (Texas), a cohort of congressional representatives wrote a letter to WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert over what they have called “repeated acts of unnecessary physical hostility and violence” toward the Fever star.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Indiana
KEYWORDS: andrewbattifarano; caitlinclark; newyorkpost; unneededquotemarks

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Them black lesbians in WNBA are really nasty.
1 posted on 07/08/2026 10:31:37 PM PDT by SmokingJoe
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To: SmokingJoe

Get to work on the SAVE Act assh*les!


2 posted on 07/08/2026 10:33:58 PM PDT by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all. )
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To: SmokingJoe

Most wnba players are lesbians


3 posted on 07/08/2026 10:38:15 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: SmokingJoe

This is between an employee and employer. Congress needs to stay out of it.


4 posted on 07/08/2026 10:57:41 PM PDT by Salvavida
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To: Salvavida
I disagree.

The Marxists have captured all of our institutions. So we have to respond to that.

There is already a law on the books where discrimination is illegal.

The Civil Rights Act of 1964.

If the WNBA wants to avoid scrutiny then they need to clean up the league.

5 posted on 07/08/2026 11:06:35 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: Salvavida
Nope.
Democrats in congress often intefere in conflicts between employees and employers.
6 posted on 07/08/2026 11:07:25 PM PDT by SmokingJoe
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To: Texas Eagle

“Get to work on the SAVE Act assh*les!”

Dittos.


7 posted on 07/08/2026 11:18:48 PM PDT by willk (Local news media. Just as big an enemy to this country as national media)
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To: Salvavida

Exactly, they’re a lot more pressing issues than women playing basketball.


8 posted on 07/08/2026 11:19:58 PM PDT by srmanuel
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To: SmokingJoe

She’s almost certainly a Democrat. Maybe they should intervene.


9 posted on 07/09/2026 12:25:13 AM PDT by FreedomForce
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10 posted on 07/09/2026 12:59:28 AM PDT by 4Liberty (One person’s Socialism is another’s neighborliness. -Tim Walz)
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