President Trump Responds to Viral Video of U.S. Soccer Star Megan Rapinoe Saying She Won’t Go to the White House
A video interview with U.S. soccer player Megan Rapinoe, in which she says she would not go to the White House if the U.S. wins the Women’s World Cup, has generated more tension between the soccer star and President Donald Trump over her protest of the National Anthem during World Cup games in France.
In the video interview, which was shot before the World Cup, Rapinoe told an Eight by Eight magazine reporter who asked if she is excited about going to the White House, “I’m not going to the f-cking White House… We’re not going to be invited.” The soccer star said she was more focused on playing well than on the opinion of her president. “We just expect to win every single game,” she said of the upcoming Women’s World Cup, quickly changing the subject.
The video, which was shot on January 25th in L.A., was taken to supplement the magazine’s Women’s World Cup special issue that came out in May. Despite its official release last week on the magazine’s Instagram, the video only began gaining traction today. Eight by Eight explained in an email that although the video was shot earlier…
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