“The Response Was Intense” – Megan Rapinoe Detailed How Her 8-Word Statement During FIFA WC “Confounded” Donald Trump Back in 2019

Megan Rapinoe is unarguably one of the biggest stars of USWNT. Not only do we know about her outspoken personality but, also about the role she played in the USWNT battle for equal pay against US Soccer Federation. The team made history after winning back-to-back tournaments and dominating on the international stage. It was her efforts that made the bill equal pay for equal play possible for not only soccer but for all women representing the nation. She also once had a very vocal feud with then-president Donald Trump.

She talked about this in her autobiography titled one Life. Megan Rapinoe released this book in 2020 and talked about various aspects of her life and career. She talked about her partner Sue Bird and how she felt when Sue Bird defended her publicly after she made her statement about the former president and about what she stands for.

Megan Rapinoe talked about her feud with Donald Trump

In her book, Megan talked about how her statement given in an interview startled the president of the United States. She gave the statement in an interview after they had defeated Spain in the round of 16 matches and were having a few days off before facing France in the semi-finals.

When asked about how would she feel about going to the white house if they won the world cup? Megan, without even thinking for a second, said, “I’m not going to the fu**ing white house“. The statement made it to the president. He felt targeted and offended by the statement and retaliated by inviting the entire team to the White House.

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Megan wrote that the president posted a video critiquing the star and her decision to lead the charge in kneeling during the anthem. The move came during the widespread Black Lives Matter movement. This wasn’t the first time Megan had shown the courage to talk about what she believes in.

Rapinoe talked about the LGBTQ+ community

Megan Rapinoe is a big advocate for the rights of the LGBTQ+ community and in a podcast, she discussed how according to her the issue can be solved if stars on the level as LeBron James came out and accept to be from the community.

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Megan had a long history of talking about the issues like gender equality and racial equality. US senator Maria Cantwell had praised her while addressing the house on ‘the equal pay for equal play’ bill. All her fans want from her is to keep on fighting the good fight and to keep making them proud. Proud on the international stage like she always had.