Megan Rapinoe has endorsed Kamala Harris within the 2024 US presidential election.
In addition to displaying assist for Harris, Rapinoe has additionally warned concerning the “violent actuality” that might happen if Donald Trump was re-elected president.
The 2-time World Cup winner, who gained the Ballon d’Or in 2019, and former president have famously argued earlier than, throughout Trump’s time within the Oval Workplace.
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Rapinoe and Trump have been vital of each other constantly. Trump has criticised Rapinoe’s anthem protests and the US legend has denounced Trump’s politics.
Rapinoe had additionally stated she was a “strolling protest towards the Trump administration [because of] all the things I stand for”. The previous participant is a campaigner for LGBTQ+ rights and is brazenly homosexual herself.
In 2019 a resurfaced interview Rapinoe gave the place she stated she would refuse to go to the White Home in the event that they gained the World Cup noticed Trump reply publicly.
He tweeted: “I’m an enormous fan of the American Workforce, and Girls’s Soccer, however Megan ought to WIN first earlier than she TALKS! End the job!
“Megan ought to by no means disrespect our Nation, the White Home, or our Flag, particularly since a lot has been performed for her & the crew. Be happy with the Flag that you just put on.”
The US went on to win the World Cup, a back-to-back title after successful the event in 2015. Rapinoe did go to Washington afterwards however to see Democrat politicians and he or she didn’t acquired to the White Home.
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Talking to the Guardian concerning the political backdrop to the World Cup, Rapinoe stated: “It’s ridiculous and absurd. Individuals have been like: ‘That was so intense!’ And I’m like: ‘Truthfully, he’s a f***ing joke, so it wasn’t intense, as a result of that is ridiculous.’”
Trump has continued to criticise Rapinoe, who retired from soccer in 2023. In FourFourTwo’s view Rapinoe hung up her boots as the most effective footballers of all-time.
After the US have been knocked out of the 2023 World Cup in a penalty shoot-out towards Sweden, by which Rapinoe skied her effort, Trump posted on social media: “Good shot Megan, the USA goes to Hell!!!”
Rapinoe has additionally continued in her criticism of Trump’s politics and he or she has been talking concerning the 2024 election.
Rapinoe stated on her weekly podcast: “I additionally assume now we have a extremely superb alternative to elect a Black lady on this nation. And for me that’s actually necessary.
“It’s tense. I’m nervous however I additionally am hopeful. I imagine in individuals and I definitely imagine in girls and I imagine that individuals need higher than the grim, darkish, simply violent actuality that Donald Trump has very clearly laid out for us. He’s telling all people what he’s gonna do and it’s actually darkish and it’s actually unhappy and I don’t assume anyone desires to stay like that.”
