Shark Tank co-host Mark Cuban, a vocal supporter of Vice President Kamala Harris, blamed social media and its algorithms for misogyny toward the Democratic presidential nominee.
While appearing on The View on Wednesday, Cuban was asked by the daytime talk show’s co-host Joy Behar about a gender divide and misogyny facing Harris in contrast to former President Donald Trump.
“Let’s just talk about this massive gender divide that we keep hearing about. I think there’s a lot of misogyny out there. I would say if she were a man, she would be like, [Trump would] have 10% and she’d have 90. So, what’s your thoughts?” Behar asked Cuban.
“I think it’s driven by social media,” the billionaire businessman said. “I think that algorithms kind of give you more of what you’ve already seen. And for men, I’ve got three teenagers and my son and their friends — you know, it starts with sports and then it’s something aggressive.”
He added, “Then it turns into Donald Trump saying this, this, this, and this. Like, I went and did a podcast and the host was, who was a Trump fan. I’m like, ‘Why do you support him?’ He was like, ‘He’s gangsta.’ I’m like, ‘You want a gangster for president?’”
“Just the way the algorithms in social media work, whether it’s YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, whatever it is, they give you more of the same, and it just reinforces it,” Cuban also explained. “And we live in, you know, kids in particular, they live in a meme generation. And that’s what they see all the time, and that’s what’s reinforcing it. And it’s not like they’re going out there, ‘Well, let me just confirm that what I’m seeing is actually the facts.’”
In addition to Cuban, fellow Shark Tank host Kevin O’Leary, who has expressed conservative economic views, appeared on The View to discuss the show’s success.
“Mark, I’ve been seeing you on a lot of different shows talking politics, and you’re quite good at it, I must give it to you. You’re supporting Vice President Harris,” Behar praised.
The View audience applauded loudly as Cuban joined in, clapping his hands in response to the statement of his support for the vice president. He turned to O’Leary and clapped loudly in his ear. O’Leary laughed in reaction.
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Cuban made his wealth in the Big Tech world by selling his software company MicroSolutions to CompuServe, founding the audio streaming service Broadcast.com, and becoming an owner of the Dallas Mavericks.
He recently announced that he plans to leave Shark Tank to spend more time with his children.