The United States Women’s Soccer team is currently on a tear in the World Cup tournament and is the odds on favorite to win.
But US soccer star Megan Rapinoe, who apparently assumes they have won, said in an interview that there is no f**king way she would go to the White House.
“Psssh, I’m not going to the f*****g White House,” she told the show Eighty By Eight before the reporter could finish the question.
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“No. I’m not going to the White House. We’re not gonna be invited. I doubt it,” she said in the interview, CNN reported on Wednesday.
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President Donald Trump heard the news and issued a statement of his own on Twitter that made the soccer star look extremely small.
“Women’s soccer player, @mPinoe, just stated that she is ‘not going to the F…ing White House if we win,’” he wrote.
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“Other than the NBA, which now refuses to call owners, owners (please explain that I just got Criminal Justice Reform passed.
“Black unemployment is at the lowest level in our Country’s history, and the poverty index is also best number EVER), leagues and teams love coming to the White House.
“I am a big fan of the American Team, and Women’s Soccer, but Megan should WIN first before she TALKS! Finish the job!
“We haven’t yet invited Megan or the team, but I am now inviting the TEAM, win or lose. Megan should never disrespect our Country, the White House, or our Flag, especially since so much has been done for her & the team.
“Be proud of the Flag that you wear. The USA is doing GREAT!” the president said in a series of tweets on the matter on Wednesday.
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Women’s soccer player, @mPinoe, just stated that she is “not going to the F…ing White House if we win.” Other than the NBA, which now refuses to call owners, owners (please explain that I just got Criminal Justice Reform passed, Black unemployment is at the lowest level…
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 26, 2019
….in our Country’s history, and the poverty index is also best number EVER), leagues and teams love coming to the White House. I am a big fan of the American Team, and Women’s Soccer, but Megan should WIN first before she TALKS! Finish the job! We haven’t yet….
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 26, 2019
….invited Megan or the team, but I am now inviting the TEAM, win or lose. Megan should never disrespect our Country, the White House, or our Flag, especially since so much has been done for her & the team. Be proud of the Flag that you wear. The USA is doing GREAT!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 26, 2019
Rapinoe made headlines this month, not for her soccer play, but for her disrespect of the American National Anthem.
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The star has chosen, on the international stage, to protest the anthem when it is played in solidarity with Black Lives Matter.