Megan Rapinoe Won’t Visit the White House if the U.S. Women’s Soccer Team Wins the World Cup

UPDATE:

On Friday evening (June 29), following the U.S. Women's soccer team's victory over France in the FIFA Women's World Cup quarterfinals, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) invited U.S. co-captain Megan Rapinoe and her fellow teammates to the House of Representatives for a tour. "It may not be the White House, but we’d be happy to welcome @mPinoe & the entire #USWMNT for a tour of the House of Representatives anytime they’d like. 🇺🇸," Ocasio-Cortez tweeted.

And it looks as though the team is down: "Consider it done @AOC," Rapinoe responded, adding a celebratory emoji.

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The U.S. Women's soccer team is currently battling it out in the FIFA Women's World Cup. The team just made it to the quarterfinals, but their success in the tournament wasn't what made headlines on Wednesday (June 26); instead a social media frenzy exploded around co-captain Megan Rapinoe's recent comments.

When asked whether she was excited to go to the White House (if the team does indeed take the tournament) by a reporter from the outlet Eight by Eight, she responded, "I'm not going to the fucking White House." She then added, "We're not gonna be invited…. I doubt it."

For context, Rapinoe's reaction is in keeping with her past political statements. She's been an outspoken critic of President Trump and was one of the first white players to join Colin Kaepernick and other footballers in taking a knee during the national anthem back in 2016. Rapinoe is also part of her team's discrimination lawsuit against U.S. Soccer.

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