# Florida governor-elect Byron Donalds seen hanging out with Fever star Sophie Cunningham at NASCAR race

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/florida-governor-elect-byron-donalds-seen-hanging-out-with-fever-star-sophie-cunningham-at-nascar-race/
- Published: 2026-11-09T12:26:39+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-09T13:37:37+00:00
- Original publisher: Fox News (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.foxnews.com/outkick-sports/florida-governor-elect-byron-donalds-seen-hanging-out-fever-star-sophie-cunningham-nascar-race
- Topics: Celebrity, Entertainment, Motorsport, Sport, World

## Key points

- Byron Donalds and Sophie Cunningham posed together at a NASCAR race.
- Donalds praised Cunningham for speaking up.
- Her comments on transgender athletes have drawn controversy.

## Summary

Florida governor-elect Byron Donalds attended a NASCAR race at Homestead-Miami Speedway with his family and posed for a photo with Indiana Fever player Sophie Cunningham. Donalds’ supportive caption drew attention because Cunningham has attracted controversy for her public views on transgender athletes in women’s sport.

The article says Donalds won the Florida governor’s race against David Jolly, keeping the office under Republican control for four more years. He wrote, “Keep speaking up, Sophie. The truth ALWAYS wins in the end,” which the article interprets as support for Cunningham’s comments; it also notes criticism she received for sharing a midterm-election message on Instagram.

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