Ahead of the Women’s World Cup final, U.S. women’s national soccer team co-captainMegan Rapinoeconfirmed she would not be visiting the White House if the team wins — and revealed that she believes “not many, if any” of her teammates would either.
“I haven’t spoken to everyone about it, obviously not myself, not Ali Krieger, and I suspect not many, if any, of the other players [would attend the visit],” Rapinoe, 33, told reporters on Saturday, according toAgence France-Presse.
Nearly two weeks ago — after Trump criticized Rapinoe for not singing the national anthem — a video, that showed the star forward saying she has no intention of going to the White House if the USWNT won the title, went viral.
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“I’m not going to the f—ing White House,” Rapinoe toldEight By Eightmagazinein the video shared on Twitter. “No, I’m not going to the White House. We’re not going to be invited. I doubt it.”
“I don’t support this administration nor their fight against LGBTQ+ citizens, immigrants & our most vulnerable,” she added.
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“I think that I’m particularly and uniquely and very deeply American,” Rapinoe toldESPN in a Wednesday interview. “If we want to talk about the ideals that we stand for, all the songs and the anthem and sort of what we were founded on, I think I’m extremely American.”
Rapinoe and the USWNT face off against the Netherlands in the World Cup Finals on Sunday, in hopes of defending their title.
source: people.com
