Retiring U.S. soccer star Megan Rapinoe is knocking former President Trump’s criticism of her after the U.S. Women’s National Team lost in the World Cup.
The former president taunted a U.S. team after its defeat on the world stage.
“The ‘shocking and totally unexpected’ loss by the U.S. Women’s Soccer Team to Sweden is fully emblematic of what is happening to the our once great Nation under Crooked Joe Biden,” Trump said. “Many of our players were openly hostile to America – No other country behaved in such a manner, or even close. WOKE EQUALS FAILURE.”
Rapinoe took aim at conservatives, former men’s player Alexi Lalas, and even former President Donald Trump in response to the criticism the team has received since its disappointing exit from the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup.
In an interview published Tuesday by The Atlantic, Rapinoe stated what Trump said was “fake”, adding, “It’s a compilation of hit words and hot-button words that don’t actually make any sort of sense or square with reality at all.”
Rapinoe said that she thought the way the team was spoken about throughout the tournament was fake. “And it didn’t make sense to me: In 2019, we were ultra-confident, ultra-swaggy—and won everything. This time, we weren’t confident enough, and we didn’t have the right ‘mentality.’ And so we lost. It’s just so disingenuous. There’s no way for us to win, and there’s no way for us to lose,” she added.
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Fans responded to her fiery comments online.
Rapinoe has been feuding with Trump for years. She during the 2019 Women’s World Cup that if the team won, which it eventually did, “I’m not going to the f‑‑‑ing White House,” adding, “We’re not going to be invited… I doubt it.”
Trump, who was in office at the time, responded to her comments by going after Rapinoe in a post on Twitter, writing, “Megan should never disrespect our country, the White House, or our flag, especially since so much has been done for her and the team. Be proud of the flag you carry.”
“I’m a big fan of the U.S. team and women’s soccer, but Megan should first win before she speaks! Finish the job!” he added.
President Biden awarded Rapinoe in 2022 with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian award in the nation.
With her being retired now, it looks like the feud between Trump and Rapinoe won’t be dying down like many thought it would.
