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Megan Rapinoe has fired again at Donald Trump and his “fake” criticism of the US Women’s National Soccer Team’s World Cup loss.
The squad was bounced out of the event within the spherical of 16, its earliest ever exit regardless of successful the final two competitions.
After the group crashed out with a 5-4 loss to Sweden on penalties, the previous president took to Truth Social responsible “wokeness” and Joe Biden for the loss.
And he additionally took time to troll Rapinoe, who missed a penalty within the match – and who took subject with the criticism.
“It always is, 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,” Rapinoe informed The Atlantic.
“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.
“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.”
Mr Trump has had a operating feud with Rapinoe since she mentioned in 2019 that she would by no means go to the White House to fulfill with him if the group gained the World Cup.
“The “shocking and totally unexpected” loss by the U.S. Women’s Soccer Team to Sweden is absolutely emblematic of what’s taking place to our as soon as nice Nation below Crooked Joe Biden,” he fumed on Truth Social after the loss.
“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.”