Trump’s statement in 2021 drew controversy and singled out Megan Rapinoe, a well-known liberal athlete, for the U.S. Women’s National Team. His remarks, which centered on Rapinoe’s underwhelming performance in a recent encounter, drew criticism.
“The women’s soccer team was supposed to easily win, but they went woke, except for a few of them. I love those women that stood up and they saluted our flag,” Trump stated as the audience applauded. “But the one with the purple hair, she didn’t play too well. She went woke, you can have her. Went want ’em to do well but they didn’t. It’s true about woke, just take a look. Everything goes bad.”
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sudden failure Sweden eliminated the USWNT, ending their World Cup winning run. Rapinoe’s failed goal proved costly in a nail-biting penalty shootout, shocking the American team.
After her side won the 2015 World Cup, Megan Rapinoe quickly became a household name. She became well-known for more than just her athletic skill though, leveraging her position as a prominent figure in women’s athletics to promote #MeToo, LGBT rights, and gender equality. President Trump took notice of her outspokenness and it led to a heated discussion that lasted the whole of his presidency.
Having referred to herself as a “walking protest against the Trump administration [because of] everything I stand for” Following the team’s victory in 2019, President Trump was enraged by her unwillingness to attend the White House and suggested Rapinoe “should never disrespect our Country, the White House, or our Flag.”
After the team lost, President Trump couldn’t contain his happiness on Truth Social.
“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 [sic] once great Nation under Crooked Joe Biden,” Trump tweeted late on Sunday.
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“Many of our players were openly hostile to America – No other country behaved in such a manner, or even close. WOKE EQUALS FAILURE. Nice shot Megan, the USA is going to Hell!!! MAGA.”
