Overview

• Sen. Ted Cruz appears in a trailer for a movie, Lady Ballers, which mocks transgender women competing in sports. The movie is directed by and stars Daily Wire founder Jeremy Boreing.
• The movie follows a high school basketball coach who gathers a team of men to pose as women in a bid to dominate women’s sports.
• Cruz's participation in the film is seen as a critique of the ongoing debate over transgender athletes and their ability to compete in sports, highlighted by the case of transgender swimmer Lia Thomas.
• Cruz told the Daily Caller he took part in the film because 'Leftist radicals are trying to permanently destroy women's sports.'
• The movie has already sparked controversy and divided opinions, with critics calling it anti-transgender and supporters praising it as a necessary critique of current gender politics in sports.