White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt recently announced that she’s stepping down from her position to focus on her two young children. That has many speculating who should take her place. Some are cheekily suggesting the White House should court someone who has extensive experience with unhinged ‘professionals’ with enormous egos who act like spoiled children. With that experience in mind, they say the WNBA’s Sophie Cunningham would be the perfect choice to deal with ‘journalists’ in daily White House press briefings.
This poster gets straight to the point. (READ)
I have an idea... pic.twitter.com/UiMXX9pzNB
— OutspokenSamantha (@Outspoken_Sam) August 13, 2026
Ha, that's a good one!
— Baker (@Baker_RidgeLine) August 14, 2026
I feel like it was meant to be 😎
— OutspokenSamantha (@Outspoken_Sam) August 14, 2026
At 29, Sophie Cunningham is one year younger than the departing Leavitt.
Some are already imagining the Indiana Fever shooting guard at the podium. (WATCH BOTH)
— Robert Kurth (@RobertK_2142) August 14, 2026
You stole my idea.
— SLED (@TarHeelsMJ) August 14, 2026
pic.twitter.com/9utoZA6jQj
— ImJustHere4X (@ImJustHere4X) August 14, 2026
“You, with the stupid smirk on your face.”
— Marine1 (@TonyG_in_LV) August 14, 2026
That phrase describes almost the entire White House press corps.
Cunningham gained national fame in late June when she refused to stop pointing at an on-court opponent. (WATCH BOTH)
Sophie Cunningham broke an entire league and an entire political party with a finger point.
— Pro America Politics (@proamericapol) August 1, 2026
No words needed. pic.twitter.com/rvIJJPImSD
Sophie Cunningham breaks down her viral pointing meme.
— Alec Lace (@AlecLace) June 27, 2026
DeWanna Bonner said “Don’t you point at me”
Then Sophie pointed at her for about 22 seconds in a silent staredown!
Legend pic.twitter.com/iFXe5n0IXI
Great idea! I'd love to see her do a take down of some of the so-called journalists in that room the way she has on the basketball court when they go after CC.
— Peter S. Lee (@pleemirage) August 14, 2026
‘CC’ is Cunningham’s Fever teammate Caitlin Clark, who is regularly physically attacked by opposing players on court.
Other commenters say Cunningham is not their first choice.
I nominate Spencer Pratt tbh.
— ✌🏼Honey Bomb 🌻 (@honeyybomb) August 14, 2026
Awesome….but @sagesteele would be my #1 draft pick for the gig.
— Iggy (@iggyd23) August 14, 2026
Pratt or Pressler
— MSPach7 (@MichaelPac43703) August 14, 2026
We might finally see Scott Pressler and his CNN doppelgänger, Kaitlan Collins, in the same room.
Still, posters say they have a fever for the Fever star.
A Black Belt Press Secretary....🤔
— Tom Rowan 🇺🇸🇮🇱🇮🇷🎗🥂 (@TomRowan777) August 14, 2026
It almost makes too much sense...
Sophie got the pointing part down.
— Leftist Lunacy (@LibsKeepWailing) August 14, 2026
@realDonaldTrump that finger is powerful 🤔
— LG (@LindaGr55426894) August 14, 2026
I would pay to watch thet
— Joey Stormer (@JoeyS1718) August 14, 2026
Pay? So, the opposite of the WNBA.
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