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https://www.vox.com/identities/2019/7/3/20680073/megan-rapinoe-trump-world-cup-soccer
Why the president is feuding with Megan Rapinoe, star of the US women’s soccer team
The fight has echoes of his controversies with former NFL player Colin Kaepernick.
By Anna North Jul 3, 2019, 1:30 pm EDT
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https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/aug/17/megan-rapinoe-everything-trump-loves-except-we-are-powerful-women
Interview
Megan Rapinoe: 'We're everything Trump loves – except that we're powerful women'
Emma Brockes
Fresh from World Cup victory, the US football star on politics, pay and the power of calling out injustice
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https://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/earthquakes/womens-world-cup-donald-trump-responds-megan-rapinoe-white-house-comments
A day after video surfaced of United States Women's National Team co-captain Megan Rapinoe saying she's'' "not going to the f''king White House," President Donald Trump scolded Rapinoe in a series of tweets Wednesday morning. –
''Trump tweeted that he will invite Rapinoe and her teammates to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. "win or lose," adding that Rapinoe "should never disrespect our [country], the White House, or our [flag]."''
….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, 33, told Eight By Eight magazine in a video tweeted Tuesday that she didn't expect her team to be invited to the White House if they won the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France. She has been an outspoken critic of the president and faced criticism from his supporters for not singing or placing her right hand over her heart during the playing of "The Star-Spangled Banner" before World Cup matches.
She told Yahoo Sports in May that "I'll probably never put my hand over my heart" and "I'll probably never sing the national anthem again." U.S. Soccer's bylaws do not mandate either, and say that anyone "representing a Federation national team shall stand respectfully during the playing of national anthems at any event in which the Federation is represented." U.S. Soccer instituted Policy 604-1 after Rapinoe became the first white athlete to kneel during the playing of the national anthem in September 2016.
Rapinoe kneeled before a game with her club team and then for the USWNT, telling The Associated Press she did so in solidarity with then-San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick's protest of racial inequality and social injustice.