After the United States Women’s National Team was eliminated from the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, former United States President Donald Trump had some harsh words for the team and superstar Megan Rapinoe. But Rapinoe doesn’t sound too worried about his criticism.
In an interview with The Atlantic this week, Megan Rapinoe blasted Donald Trump, calling the former president’s criticism “fake,” claiming that his words “don’t actually make any sort of sense.”
“It always is [hard to parse],” Rapinoe said of Trump’s criticism, “because what he’s saying is fake. 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.
“I think, just in general, the way that our team was spoken about over the course of the tournament, it was fake. And it didn’t make sense to me: In 2019, we were ultra-confident, ultra-swaggy — and won everything. And even though we won, we did it in bad taste, according to our critics,” Rapinoe said. “This time, we weren’t confident enough, and we don’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.”
Rapinoe’s comments certainly generated quite a few responses on social media.
Megan Rapinoe blasts ‘fake’ Donald Trump https://t.co/Oifv1fkfWZ Sticks and stones will break my bones but childish name calling is dumb,
— The Fiery Zonian (@GeorgeVieto) August 23, 2023
No, they actually happened. You might not like that he did them but they are real. Now if the person writing this headline meant the substance of the criticism, then say that
— Matthew (@wftx76) August 22, 2023
I mean, she’s not wrong.
Everything about that guy is fake.— Cork You Wine Club (@CorkYou) August 22, 2023
https://twitter.com/BrainHarvest46/status/1694062385042964602?s=20
Ahh….Mr. soccer chiming in. Someone told tRump there was a soccer game and had to give his 2 cents worth!
Next time team!!! Go USA.
— A83tiger (@Annette94605617) August 22, 2023
Trump made it clear that he’s not really a fan of Rapinoe, but it’s also clear that Rapinoe isn’t exactly a fan of Trump, either.
