If you thought that a place was horrible, racist, homophobic, and anti-women, would you accept one of the highest medals that country awards? Probably not. If the Taliban called me today and said they wanted to award me a medal, I would tell them to kick rocks.
Enter Megan Rapinoe, a person that literally <a href="https://www.npr.org/2021/06/23/1009403840/soccer-star-megan-rapinoe-on-equal-pay-and-what-the-u-s-flag-means-to-her">despises</a> America and has made it known. A person that <a href="https://www.insider.com/hope-solo-megan-rapinoe-bully-teammates-into-kneeling-national-anthem-2021-8">bullied</a> her teammates into kneeling for the flag because it helped her rise to superstardom in the eyes of people who are anti-American, yet she couldn&#8217;t get up to the podium fast enough to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-taps-anthem-kneeler-megan-rapinoe-for-nations-highest-civilian-honor-the-presidential-medal-of-freedom">accept</a> the Presidential Medal of Freedom recently. If she sincerely felt the way she talks, then she would have turned down the invite, but that&#8217;s not what clout chasers and hypocrites do. 
She is basically the wacky waving, inflatable arm flailing tube man you see at the front of car dealerships — whichever way the wind blows, the hardest she will go. For someone who prides themselves solely on their identity politics, she actually has no real conviction or identity. The problem is bigger than Megan Rapinoe, though, we are rewarding lots of people for hating America. Being a hypocrite is not brave, courageous, or worthy of one of our nation&#8217;s highest honors. It only encourages that behavior more and more. These faux heroes are not only a problem for some sports, they are toxic for society.
We have totally warped what a real hero is and have turned it into an award that goes to whoever can virtue signal the best. Let&#8217;s give the medal to someone who is actually moving us forward and has a mission to do good and not strive for divisiveness because it makes them more popular. There are so many more deserving candidates out there who aren&#8217;t tearing down the fabric of what makes this country great. We need to be as diverse as possible but also not reward people solely because of how they look or who they love; we are better than that. Millions of people over time have sacrificed their lives so we can thrive based on meritocracy &#8211; not identity politics.
The arena of sport is one of the last unifiers we have as a society in this country. When you go to a game and your team scores or when you high-five the person next to you, it doesn’t matter who they voted for. It doesn’t matter their stance on a particular bill because at that moment it is about relishing your team’s accomplishments. There have been so many relationships that started at games, problems that have been cured at games, and lasting family memories that have been solidified around sports. 
I am not of the “shut up and dribble” crowd because everyone is entitled to their opinion. I am also a fan of being able to push back against an opinion without getting canceled by certain media outlets and people. People like Megan Rapinoe are the tip of the spear when it comes to “if you don’t think like me you are evil,” and it turns out those people are the most evil amongst us. Let’s get back to celebrating meaningful achievements being rewarded — not the fake heroes that have already polluted the minds of so many of our nation’s youth.
So ask yourself this: If you hated a place, why would you accept its award? If you think Megan Rapinoe cares about anyone else but herself, think again. As far as the Medal of Freedom goes, being free is being able to voice an opinion without retribution, and we have lost that.
Jake Crain is host of the Daily Wire&#8217;s <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/show/crain-and-company">&#8220;Crain &amp; Company.&#8221;</a>
The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

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President Joe Biden announced Friday that soccer star and Left-wing political activist <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/megan-rapinoe">Megan Rapinoe</a>, who famously took a knee during the playing of our national anthem, will be awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation&#8217;s highest civilian honor.
The honor will be presented to &#8220;individuals who have made exemplary contributions to the prosperity, values, or security of the United States, world peace, or other significant societal, public or private endeavors,&#8221; a press release from the White House <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/07/01/president-biden-announces-recipients-of-the-presidential-medal-of-freedom/">said</a>.
&#8220;President Biden has long said that America can be defined by one word: possibilities. These seventeen Americans demonstrate the power of possibilities and embody the soul of the nation – hard work, perseverance, and faith,&#8221; the statement continued. &#8220;They have overcome significant obstacles to achieve impressive accomplishments in the arts and sciences, dedicated their lives to advocating for the most vulnerable among us, and acted with bravery to drive change in their communities – and across the world – while blazing trails for generations to come.&#8221;
Describing Rapinoe, the White House said the athlete &#8220;is a prominent advocate for gender pay equality, racial justice, and LGBTQI+ rights.&#8221;
The 36-year-old is known for the leftist activism, including her choice to take a knee multiple times during the playing of the national anthem before soccer games. During last year&#8217;s Tokyo Olympics, for example, U.S. women&#8217;s soccer team captain Rapinoe took a knee before the game with other players to &#8220;<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/u-s-womens-soccer-team-takes-stunning-loss-after-kneeling-for-blm-before-olympic-opener">protest racism,</a>&#8221; though the protest was not during the anthem.
More recently, the forward <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/megan-rapinoe-tells-girls-parents-to-suck-it-up-over-trans-athletes-your-kids-volleyball-team-just-isnt-that-important">made waves</a> when she argued last month that female athletes and their parents need to suck it up over advantages biologically male transgender athletes might have over girls.
“I would also encourage everyone out there who is afraid someone’s going to have an unfair advantage over their kid to really take a step back and think what are we actually talking about here,” Rapinoe <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/megan-rapinoe-tells-girls-parents-to-suck-it-up-over-trans-athletes-your-kids-volleyball-team-just-isnt-that-important">said</a>. “We’re talking about people’s lives. I’m sorry, your kid’s high school volleyball team just isn’t that important.”
“And I think people also need to understand that sports is not the most important thing in life, right?” she added. “Life is the most important thing in life.”
Notably, iconic conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from former President Donald Trump in 2020, shortly before Limbaugh&#8217;s passing.
&#8220;Rush, in recognition of all that you have done for our nation, the millions of people a day that you speak to and that you inspire, and all of the incredible work that you have done for charity, I am proud to announce tonight that you will be receiving our country’s highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom,&#8221; Trump announced.
Other notable figures to receive the award from President Biden include actor Denzel Washington, gymnast Simone Biles, the late Apple cofounder Steve Jobs, and former U.S. Senator John McCain, who passed away in 2018.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/megan-rapinoe-tells-girls-parents-to-suck-it-up-over-trans-athletes-your-kids-volleyball-team-just-isnt-that-important">Megan Rapinoe Tells Girls, Parents To Suck It Up Over Trans Athletes: ‘Your Kid’s’ ‘Volleyball Team Just Isn’t That Important’</a>

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Progressive activist and soccer superstar Megan Rapinoe went off on a rather confusing rant about &#8220;inclusive term&#8221; women&#8217;s bodies after a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/united-states-supreme-court-overturns-roe-v-wade-leaves-abortion-restrictions-to-states">Supreme Court decision</a> on Friday overruled abortion decisions in Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, effectively kicking abortion restrictions back to the states.
The SCOTUS decision, Rapinoe said at a U.S. Women&#8217;s National Team (USWNT) media event on Friday, &#8220;certainly&#8221; doesn&#8217;t keep &#8220;one single child safer,&#8221; nor does it &#8220;keep one single, inclusive term, woman safer.&#8221;
The athlete went on to say that it&#8217;s hard to describe how “difficult it is to live in a country where you have a constant, unrelenting, violent tide against you, and onslaught as a woman. And it would be as a gay person, as a nonbinary person, as a trans person, whoever this is going to affect, because it affects a lot more than just women, or ‘cis-women.’” 
The verbal gymnastics seemed consistent throughout her comments: &#8220;There are an infinite amount of reasons why a woman chooses to do what she does with her body,&#8221; Rapinoe said, before adding plural or &#8220;gender neutral&#8221; pronouns, &#8220;or what they do with their body.&#8221;
Seeming to undercut her gender-neutral language, Rapinoe <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/sports/roe-v-wade-megan-rapinoe-decision.amp">reportedly</a> said men are &#8220;allowing a violent and consistent onslaught on the autonomy of women’s bodies, on women’s rights, on women’s minds, on our hearts, on our souls. We live in a country that forever tries to chip away at what you have enabled, at what you have been privileged enough to feel your entire life.&#8221;
The forward looked to be reading off notes and opened her comments with a shaky voice and tears  in her eyes. &#8220;I wish that we could just talk about soccer today,&#8221; she said, &#8220;but obviously with the ruling on Roe v. Wade, that takes precedence over everything.&#8221;
Rapinoe, an award-winning female athlete herself, made waves on Sunday when she <a href="https://time.com/6188583/megan-rapinoe-equal-pay-title-ix-transgender-sports-bans/">told</a> Time magazine she is &#8220;100% supportive&#8221; of &#8220;trans inclusion&#8221; in girls sports, dismissing concerns about fairness and emphasizing that people &#8220;need to understand that sports is not the most important thing in life.&#8221;
&#8220;I would also encourage everyone out there who is afraid someone’s going to have an unfair advantage over their kid to really take a step back and think what are we actually talking about here,&#8221; she said. &#8220;We’re talking about people’s lives. I’m sorry, your kid’s high school volleyball team just isn’t that important.&#8221;
Rapinoe argued that not many girls have been shortchanged by transgender athletes, yet, anyway.
&#8220;Show me the evidence that trans women are taking everyone’s scholarships, are dominating in every sport, are winning every title. I’m sorry, it’s just not happening,&#8221; she said. &#8220;So we need to start from inclusion, period. And as things arise, I have confidence that we can figure it out. But we can’t start at the opposite. That is cruel. And frankly, it’s just disgusting.&#8221;
&#8220;We need to really kind of take a step back and get a grip on what we’re really talking about here because people’s lives are at risk,&#8221; Rapinoe added. &#8220;Kids’ lives are at risk with the rates of suicide, the rates of depression and negative mental health and drug abuse.&#8221;
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The International Rugby League (IRL) announced Tuesday that biologically male athletes who identify was female are currently banned from competing in the women&#8217;s league until officials develop a policy for <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/transgender">transgender</a> athletes.
The pause comes on the heels of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/fina-restricts-biological-males-identifying-as-females-from-elite-swimming-competitions">new policy</a> from FINA, the world’s top international swimming association, which has restricted female-identifying males from elite swimming competitions, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/fina-restricts-biological-males-identifying-as-females-from-elite-swimming-competitions">The Daily Wire</a> reported.
&#8220;The IRL is continuing work to review and update rules about transgender participation in women’s international rugby league and will seek to use the upcoming World Cup to help develop a comprehensive inclusion policy,&#8221; a statement from the group said.
&#8220;Until further research is completed to enable the IRL to implement a formal transgender inclusion policy, male-to-female (transwomen) players are unable to play in sanctioned women’s international rugby league matches,&#8221; IRL added.
The international league further said it believes &#8220;rugby league is a game for all and that anyone and everyone can play our sport,&#8221; while adding that &#8220;safety&#8221; and &#8220;perceived risk&#8221; had to be evaluated, too.
&#8220;It is the IRL’s responsibility to balance the individual’s right to participate &#8211; a long-standing principle of rugby league and at its heart from the day it was established &#8211; against perceived risk to other participants, and to ensure all are given a fair hearing,&#8221; IRL said.
&#8220;The IRL will continue to work towards developing a set of criteria, based on best possible evidence, which fairly balance the individual’s right to play with the safety of all participants,&#8221; the statement added.
Allowing biologically male athletes to compete against women and girls has sparked outrage across the nation.
Notably, high school female athletes in Connecticut are challenging policies that allowed biological males to &#8220;dominate&#8221; girls high school track and field events. The girls — Selina Soule, Chelsea Mitchell, and Alanna Smith — are represented by religious freedom organization <a href="https://adflegal.org/selina-soule-track-athlete-story">Alliance Defending Freedom</a>.
&#8220;At the 2019 Connecticut Indoor Track &amp; Field State Championships, Selina finished one place away from qualifying for finals, and the opportunity to compete for a qualifying spot at the New England Regional Championships in the 55-meter dash,&#8221; ADF outlined. &#8220;The first and second spots in the race were taken by two male athletes. This was a massive disappointment for Selina. It meant she had to sit on the sidelines instead of competing in front of college scouts!&#8221;
&#8220;Had those two biological boys not been allowed to compete, Selina could have qualified to run the 55-meter event at the New England regionals,&#8221; the group said. &#8220;The male who won Selina’s race set a girls’ state indoor record of 6.95 seconds in the 55-meter dash and went on to win the New England titles in both the 55-meter dash and the 300-meter dash.&#8221;
Not all female athletes are standing up for other girls, though.
Soccer superstar <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/megan-rapinoe-tells-girls-parents-to-suck-it-up-over-trans-athletes-your-kids-volleyball-team-just-isnt-that-important">Megan Rapinoe</a> recently told Time Magazine that she&#8217;s &#8220;100%&#8221; behind &#8220;transgender inclusion&#8221; in girls sports, while ridiculing parents who are worried about the disadvantages their daughters might face.
“I would also encourage everyone out there who is afraid someone’s going to have an unfair advantage over their kid to really take a step back and think what are we actually talking about here,” the 36-year-old said. “We’re talking about people’s lives. I’m sorry, your kid’s high school volleyball team just isn’t that important.”
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/transgender-player-dominating-womens-handball-amanda-prestigiacomo">He Played Handball For Australia’s Men’s Team. Now Transgender, He’s Dominating Women’s Handball.</a>

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Leading women&#8217;s soccer player <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/megan-rapinoe">Megan Rapinoe</a> caught the wrath of social media users on Tuesday for arguing that female athletes and their parents need to get over the advantages biologically male transgender athletes have over girls.
Rapinoe <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/megan-rapinoe-tells-girls-parents-to-suck-it-up-over-trans-athletes-your-kids-volleyball-team-just-isnt-that-important?%3Futm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=dwtwitter">told</a> Time magazine in an interview published Sunday that she is “100% supportive” of “trans inclusion” in female sports, dismissing concerns about fairness.
“I would also encourage everyone out there who is afraid someone’s going to have an unfair advantage over their kid to really take a step back and think what are we actually talking about here,” she said. “We’re talking about people’s lives. I’m sorry, your kid’s high school volleyball team just isn’t that important.”
Rapinoe was ripped over the tone-deaf commentary, as social media users were quick to point out that the athlete&#8217;s remarks come as Rapinoe is <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/megan-rapinoe-might-call-it-quits">on her way to retirement</a>.
Daily Wire Editor Emeritus <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/show/the-ben-shapiro-show">Ben Shapiro</a> wrote, &#8220;Just a note: if biological males were allowed to play against the US Women&#8217;s National Soccer Team, Megan Rapinoe and crew would get their asses kicked by a bunch of junior high boys.&#8221;
Shapiro then <a href="https://www.cbssports.com/soccer/news/a-dallas-fc-under-15-boys-squad-beat-the-u-s-womens-national-team-in-a-scrimmage/">linked</a> to a 2017 story from CBS Sports about an under-15 boys academy team besting the U.S. Women&#8217;s National Team in a scrimmage.
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&#8220;I got mine. F*** them kids,&#8221; conservative writer Jim Treacher succinctly mocked Rapinoe.
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Wasn&#39;t it Megan Rapinoe whose team got defeated by a bunch of High School boys?
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PR professional Vanessa Santos criticized, &#8220;Megan Rapinoe can safely say these things because she is near retirement and she isn’t in danger of being replaced by a transgender athlete. She’s doing nothing to preserve the future of female sports.&#8221;
&#8220;Megan Rapinoe is selfish,&#8221; Santos blasted.
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Megan Rapinoe can safely say these things because she is near retirement and she isn’t in danger of being replaced by a transgender athlete. She’s doing nothing to preserve the future of female sports. Megan Rapinoe is selfish. <a href="https://t.co/3IqOXDwM75">https://t.co/3IqOXDwM75</a>
&mdash; Vanessa Santos (@Vanessasantosxo) <a href="https://twitter.com/Vanessasantosxo/status/1539072071552073729?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 21, 2022</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;Megan Rapinoe has 2 World Cup medals and an Olympic gold thanks to sex segregation in sport,&#8221; another Twitter user <a href="https://twitter.com/SandraHan62/status/1538927112177954816">blasted</a> the athlete. &#8220;Her team couldn’t beat 15 year old schoolboys. At a recent UK cycling race, trans and non binary males were allowed to race against &#8216;Cis women,&#8217; men took 10 out of 12 podium places.&#8221;
&#8220;Here’s the thing: Megan Rapinoe is a liar,&#8221; conservative pundit Ian Haworth wrote. &#8220;She just thinks she’s safe. The moment a man takes her roster spot, she’ll be outraged — as she should.&#8221;
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Here’s the thing: Megan Rapinoe is a liar.
She just thinks she’s safe. The moment a man takes her roster spot, she’ll be outraged &#8211; as she should. <a href="https://t.co/aDu3V47bCP">https://t.co/aDu3V47bCP</a>
&mdash; Ian Haworth (@ighaworth) <a href="https://twitter.com/ighaworth/status/1539028269382750208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 20, 2022</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;Yes, by all means, crush the dreams, spirits and dignity of children — as long as it provides ideological satisfaction to rich and famous adults,&#8221; former Trump senior advisor <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/stephen-miller">Stephen Miller</a> said.
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Yes, by all means, crush the dreams, spirits and dignity of children — as long as it provides ideological satisfaction to rich and famous adults.
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&#8220;This is ridiculous,&#8221; former Wisconsin Governor <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/scott-walker">Scott Walker</a> (R) commented.
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This is ridiculous. <a href="https://t.co/a4oIakDtsQ">https://t.co/a4oIakDtsQ</a>
&mdash; Scott Walker (@ScottWalker) <a href="https://twitter.com/ScottWalker/status/1539242450509758464?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 21, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Soccer superstar and political activist <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/megan-rapinoe">Megan Rapinoe</a> argued in an interview published Sunday that female athletes and their parents need to suck it up over advantages biologically male transgender athletes might have over girls.
The forward <a href="https://time.com/6188583/megan-rapinoe-equal-pay-title-ix-transgender-sports-bans/">told</a> Time magazine she is &#8220;100% supportive&#8221; of &#8220;trans inclusion&#8221; in girls sports, dismissing concerns about fairness while emphasizing that people &#8220;need to understand that sports is not the most important thing in life.&#8221;
Rapinoe also argued that high-level sports are all about &#8220;regulation,&#8221; which the athlete apparently believes can erase trans athletes&#8217; advantages. A recent <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/study-trans-women-still-have-athletic-advantage-over-women-after-year-of-hormone-therapy">study</a> published in the <a href="https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/2020/11/06/bjsports-2020-102329.full?ijkey=yjlCzZVZFRDZzHz&amp;keytype=ref">British Journal of Sports Medicine</a> suggests that&#8217;s not true.
&#8220;I would also encourage everyone out there who is afraid someone’s going to have an unfair advantage over their kid to really take a step back and think what are we actually talking about here,&#8221; the 36-year-old said. &#8220;We’re talking about people’s lives. I’m sorry, your kid’s high school volleyball team just isn’t that important.&#8221;
&#8220;And I think people also need to understand that sports is not the most important thing in life, right?&#8221; she continued. &#8220;Life is the most important thing in life.&#8221;
&#8220;We’re talking about kids,&#8221; Rapinoe said. &#8220;We’re talking about people’s lives. We’re talking about the entire state government coming down on one child in some states, three children in some states.&#8221;
The ESPY award-winner claimed without evidence that gender-confused children are committing suicide at higher rates &#8220;because they are being told that they’re gross and different and evil and sinful and they can’t play sports with their friends that they grew up with. Not to mention trying to take away health care.&#8221;
&#8220;I think it’s monstrous,&#8221; she added.
Rapinoe went on to argue that not many girls have been shortchanged by transgender athletes, yet, anyway.
&#8220;Show me the evidence that trans women are taking everyone’s scholarships, are dominating in every sport, are winning every title. I’m sorry, it’s just not happening,&#8221; she said. &#8220;So we need to start from inclusion, period. And as things arise, I have confidence that we can figure it out. But we can’t start at the opposite. That is cruel. And frankly, it’s just disgusting.&#8221;
&#8220;We need to really kind of take a step back and get a grip on what we’re really talking about here because people’s lives are at risk,&#8221; Rapinoe added. &#8220;Kids’ lives are at risk with the rates of suicide, the rates of depression and negative mental health and drug abuse.&#8221;
&#8220;We’re putting everything through God forbid a trans person be successful in sports. Get a grip on reality and take a step back,&#8221; she said.

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Megan Rapinoe Says It’s ‘Disgusting’ To Restrict Sports To Biological Sex, Argues Trans Athletes Aren’t Taking From That Many Girls 

The new menstruation-themed <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/documentary">documentary</a> “Periodical” will include stories from “activists, authors, journalists and doctors, with notable names including Gloria Steinem, soccer star Megan Rapinoe, actress Ashley Greene, and “Pen15” star Anna Konkle,” according to <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/msnbc-period-documentary-periodical-1235159943/">The Hollywood Reporter</a>.
The project’s description says, “Periodical covers everything from the people who use their period blood for facials and ‘free bleed’ while running marathons, to the ones who want to forget it exists. The film uncovers the shocking truths, challenges taboos and celebrates the untapped potential of this nutrient-dense blood.”
Lina Lyte Plioplyte is directing the documentary, the publication noted, with Pegah Farahmand producing and Kourtney Gleason co-producing. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/msnbc">MSNBC</a>’s Rashida Jones and Amanda Spain will serve as executive producers along with XTR’s Kathryn Everett, Kathleen Flood, and Justin Lacob.
“For Periodical, I decided to look at <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/period-crunch-a-uterus-shaped-cereal-aims-to-bring-menstruation-conversations-to-breakfast">menstruation</a> through the lens of curiosity instead of stigma, focusing on people in the field who are treating periods as a valuable asset, not a curse,” Plioplyte told THR. “My first documentary looked at aging as a celebration and coincided with a pro-aging movement. Now is the time to celebrate the menstruating bodies, and acknowledge the movement to reclaim and empower those with periods.”
Spain noted how women’s bodies have become a political issue. 
“One of the most political things in the United States and the world is the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/collections/what-is-a-woman">female body</a>,” Spain told the publication. “Our bodily functions are the subject of great debate. Lina Plioplyte takes that reality and turns it on its head with ‘Periodical.’” 
Flood agreed, saying, “Too many institutions and societal forces have told us for centuries that periods are dirty and taboo, and this documentary exposes that fallacy while bringing light to what’s beautiful and mysterious about the human body.”
Periods have been a hot topic in political circles for a while. Democrat Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY) came under fire for referring to biological women as “menstruating people.” 
“Not just women! Trans men &amp; non-binary people can also menstruate. Some women also *don’t* menstruate for many reasons, including surviving cancer that required a hysterectomy. GOP mad at this are protecting the patriarchal idea that women are most valuable as uterus holders,” AOC wrote in response to a Daily Mail article, The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/aoc-lashes-out-over-coverage-of-her-menstruating-people-remark-gop-view-women-as-uterus-holders">reported</a>. “Trans, two-spirit, and non-binary people have always existed and will always exist. People can stay mad about that if they want, or they can grow up.”
“Periodical” will air on MSNBC in 2023 before it’s released to Peacock. The publication noted how the film is being made by MSNBC films in conjunction with XTR. 
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‘Period Blood For Facials’: MSNBC Menstruation Documentary ‘Periodical’ Will Feature Gloria Steinem, Megan Rapinoe

MSNBC Menstruation Documentary 'Periodical' Featuring Gloria Steinem, Megan Rapinoe

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The unions for the United States men&#8217;s and women&#8217;s national soccer teams have reached a new collective bargaining agreement to equalize compensation rates for all players on both teams. This agreement comes five years after the women’s national team signed their previous CBA, which at the time was heralded as an incredible achievement. Even Megan Rapinoe stated, “I think the [Women’s National Team Players Association] should be very proud of this deal and empowered moving forward.” Two years later, the women’s national team sued U.S. soccer.
The reasoning? The U.S. women’s soccer team desired all of the upside of the men’s CBA agreement, such as higher bonus payouts, without losing the unique aspects of their deal i.e., base salaries and health benefits. 
U.S. Soccer Federation president, Cindy Parlow Cone (no relation), called this new CBA, &#8220;a truly historic moment.&#8221; Historic, perhaps, but also nonsensical. We all must admit a simple truth: the men’s national team has historically driven more revenue even when they lose than the women’s team has when they’ve won.
In the previous World Cup cycle, the lowest performing men&#8217;s team won more prize money than the first place women&#8217;s team. That isn’t due to discrimination &#8211; it’s due to commercialization. This is not sexism &#8211; it’s capitalism.
Should LeBron James split his $41 million salary evenly with Diana Taurasi because she went to the WNBA finals while James failed to reach the playoffs?
For the World Cup, FIFA assembles a bonus pool which comprises revenue from TV rights, sponsorships, and ticket sales. The various teams in the tournament then split these funds based on performance. The pool for the 2022 men&#8217;s World Cup will exceed $400 million dollars; the women&#8217;s will only total $60 million. Yet, US soccer plans to distribute the total equally to each player on the men&#8217;s and women&#8217;s teams. 
If the United States women&#8217;s soccer team earned seven times the revenue for winning their World Cup than the men&#8217;s team earned by losing, would we even hear a whisper about “equal pay?” I think not.
The irony here is palpable. While many countries completely prohibit women from competing on soccer’s grandest stage, Americans encourage, support, and cheer on our women…as we should! This support has helped produce the best team in the world!
Now, unfortunately, our support has been met by woke federations demanding “equal pay&#8221;, and disregarding altogether free market forces.
The double standard is clear; if women earn more than men, this is well-deserved and meritocratic, in contrast, if men earn more than women, we need to institute a quota system to ensure “equality.”
If our women’s soccer team truly consists of strong, independent women, they shouldn’t need the men’s team to supplement their salaries. 
Regardless of the tactics, however, it’s clear these women won the battle. As often is the case, people don’t get out of life what they deserve, they get what they take &#8211; and these women went out and took. All the while, the men&#8217;s team seemingly sat back and nodded yes to a collective agreement which takes money out of their pockets &#8211; not to mention that for the moment the women’s team continues to enjoy additional benefits the men do not, such as injury protection, child care, and parental leave. 
So when I&#8217;m asked if I believe United States men&#8217;s soccer will ever be competitive in the World Cup, forgive me when I laugh hysterically. If you fail to fight when someone takes your meal ticket, how can you fight competitors?
In closing — be grateful… don’t be a victim.
The United States of America is a country which values the dreams and ambitions of our women. No, it’s not perfect, and, yes, there are frustrations aplenty, but I encourage all to maintain an attitude of gratitude, especially those who represent America at the highest levels.
David Cone is a co-host and producer of the Daily Wire’s sports show <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/show/crain-and-company">Crain &amp; Company</a>, as well as a contributor to Morning Wire. David is also a former quarterback for the University of Michigan. You can follow him on Twitter and Instagram at @davidadamcone
The views expressed in this opinion piece are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

France v USA: Quarter Final  – 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup France

U.S. Soccer’s Woke Double Standard

Dwayne Johnson, a.k.a “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/great-stuff-here-brother-dwayne-the-rock-johnson-stands-with-joe-rogan">The Rock</a>,” is <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/sports/xfl-dwayne-the-rock-johnson-cease-desist-olympians-logo">facing</a> a cease and desist from Olympians claiming his relaunched XFL logo was stolen from their branding, soccer star Megan Rapinoe said Thursday.
The football league released a new “together” campaign, promising to reveal &#8220;a bold brand identity, signaling a new vision for the forward-thinking league,’” the New York Post <a href="https://nypost.com/2022/04/08/megan-rapinoe-threatens-dwayne-johnson-xfl-over-trademark-flap/">reported</a>. But the Olympians behind &#8220;lifestyle and youth culture&#8221; brand TogethXR — Alex Morgan, Simone Manuel, Chloe Kim, and Sue Bird — seem to believe that the logo was ripped from their branding.
Rapinoe, who is married to Bird, took the complaint to Twitter.
“Welp. This is awkward,” the hyper-political soccer player wrote, captioning a screenshot of the XFL’s branding announcement. “Only thing [The Rock] and [XFL 2023] are gonna be cookin&#8217; up is a response to the Cease and Desist and an ENTIRE new brand ID. [Togethxr] got this on lock boys.”
&#8220;Rapinoe’s tweet effectively serves as an unofficial &#8216;cease and desist&#8217; shot before the athletes involved with the TogethXR brand formalizes the letter, which would be a precursor to potential intellectual property litigation,&#8221; the Post reported.
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Welp. This is awkward. Only thing <a href="https://twitter.com/TheRock?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TheRock</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/XFL2023?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@XFL2023</a> are gonna be cookin up is a response to the Cease and Desist and an ENTIRE new brand ID. <a href="https://twitter.com/togethxr?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@togethxr</a> got this on 🔒 boys. <a href="https://t.co/klItJO2fJ5">pic.twitter.com/klItJO2fJ5</a>
&mdash; Megan Rapinoe (@mPinoe) <a href="https://twitter.com/mPinoe/status/1512221115531214849?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 8, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Morgan and Bird unleashed tweets of their own complaining about the logo, too.
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Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, I guess? 🤦‍♀️ Shout out to my team at <a href="https://twitter.com/togethxr?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@togethxr</a> for creating a bad ass brand name, logo, and background story that resonates for so many 👀 <a href="https://t.co/QP6f0cGU3h">https://t.co/QP6f0cGU3h</a>
&mdash; Alex Morgan (@alexmorgan13) <a href="https://twitter.com/alexmorgan13/status/1512498383897825280?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 8, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Well doesn’t this looks familiar 🧐🥸<a href="https://twitter.com/XFL2023?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@XFL2023</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/togethxr?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@togethxr</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/TheRock?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TheRock</a> <a href="https://t.co/MDv77qypYE">pic.twitter.com/MDv77qypYE</a>
&mdash; Sue Bird (@S10Bird) <a href="https://twitter.com/S10Bird/status/1512202922884444170?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 7, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Johnson made news in February when he seemed to retract public support he gave to targeted podcast host Joe Rogan over supposed COVID “misinformation” from “The Joe Rogan Experience” episodes.
“Great stuff here brother,” the actor <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/these-are-the-celebrities-supporting-joe-rogan-as-left-pushes-to-censor-him">commented</a> on a video from Rogan addressing the backlash. “Perfectly articulated. Look forward to coming on one day and breaking out the tequila with you.”
Days later, though, Johnson suggested he no longer supported Rogan over the host’s past use of the N-word on his show. Notably, Rogan <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/regretful-and-shameful-joe-rogan-posts-video-addressing-use-of-n-word-in-past-podcast-episodes">said</a> in a reaction video that he never used the word in a “racist” manner, but was generally quoting others or talking about the word, and felt remorse for using the word at all.
“Dear [The Rock], You’re a hero to many people and using your platform to defend Joe Rogan, a guy that used and laughed about using the N word dozens of times, is a terrible use of your power,” author Don Winslow <a href="https://twitter.com/donwinslow/status/1489741351935627266">tweeted</a> at Johnson. “Have you actually listened to this man’s many racist statements about Black people?”
Johnson <a href="https://twitter.com/TheRock/status/1489784899397570561?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1489784899397570561%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailywire.com%2Fnews%2Fthe-rock-seems-to-denounce-joe-rogan-then-video-resurfaces-of-his-wwe-chinese-impression">responded</a>, “Dear [Don Winslow]. Thank you so much for this I hear you as well as everyone here 100%,” he wrote. “I was not aware of his N word use prior to my comments, but now I’ve become educated to his complete narrative.”
“Learning moment for me,” the actor added. “Mahalo, brother and have a great &amp; productive weekend. DJ.”
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-rock-seems-to-retract-support-for-joe-rogan-after-backlash-learning-moment-for-me">‘The Rock’ Seems To Retract Support For Joe Rogan After Backlash: ‘Learning Moment For Me’</a>
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-rock-seems-to-denounce-joe-rogan-then-video-resurfaces-of-his-wwe-chinese-impression">‘The Rock’ Seems To Denounce Joe Rogan, Then Video Resurfaces Of His WWE Chinese Impression</a>
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/dwayne-the-rock-johnson-says-he-will-listen-and-learn-after-46-favor-him-for-president">Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson Says He Will ‘Listen And Learn’ After 46% Favor Him For President</a>
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‘This Is Awkward’: Megan Rapinoe Threatens Legal Action Against ‘The Rock’

Dwayne Johnson

Megan Rapinoe, the outspoken and controversial star of the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team (USWNT), bragged Tuesday morning after the women’s team settled with the U.S. Soccer Federation (USSF) for about a third of what the women originally demanded.
“I think the door&#8217;s already been opened, to be honest,” Rapinoe <a href="https://www.today.com/news/sports/us-womens-soccer-equal-pay-agreement-megan-rapinoe-alex-morgan-rcna17140">told </a>NBC&#8217;s Today Show, <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10538593/American-women-players-settle-suit-vs-US-Soccer-24M.html">according to</a> the Daily Mail. “You look at the women&#8217;s hockey team. It seems like everywhere you look, here we are performing well beyond just the constraints of our sport. I think we are really in the midst of a an incredible turning point in women&#8217;s sports”
“I think we&#8217;re all going to look back on this moment with incredible pride. If you&#8217;re not paying attention to this right now and what&#8217;s happening in women&#8217;s sports, you&#8217;re sleeping on the whole thing,” Rapinoe added. “For us as players I&#8217;m just so proud of the way we stuck together and really just kind of put our foot down. This is a huge win for us.”
The women’s team first sued the USSF six years ago after their 2015 World Cup win
The deal reached between the women’s team and the USSF on Tuesday will give the players $22 million to split, which is about one-third of the money they demanded in their lawsuit, the Associated Press <a href="https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/02/22/sports/american-women-players-settle-suit-vs-us-soccer-24m/">reported</a>. “USSF also agreed to establish a fund with $2 million to benefit the players in their post-soccer careers and charitable efforts aimed at growing the sport for women,” the outlet added.
The USSF also committed “committed to providing an equal rate of pay for the women’s and men’s national teams — including World Cup bonuses — subject to collective bargaining agreements with the unions that separately represent the women and men,” according to the outlet.
As The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/u-s-womens-soccer-team-wants-to-appeal-pay-discrimination-ruling-that-determined-they-rejected-equal-pay">reported</a>, U.S. District Judge R. Gary Klausner dismissed the women’s pay discrimination claim in 2020 because they had rejected to be paid using the same structure as the men’s team.
“The WNT was willing to forgo higher bonuses for benefits, such as greater base compensation and the guarantee of a higher number of contracted players,” Klausner wrote in his ruling. “Accordingly, plaintiffs cannot now retroactively deem their CBA (collective bargaining agreement) worse than the MNT (men’s national team) CBA by reference to what they would have made had they been paid under the MNT’s pay-to-play terms structure when they themselves rejected such a structure.”
It is unclear exactly how the USSF will equalize World Cup bonuses, since those are based on payments from FIFA, an international organization not included in the women’s team’s lawsuit. FIFA in 2018 earmarked $400 million for the 2018 men’s tournament, which included $38 million to the championship team from France. FIFA only earmarked $30 million for the 2019 women’s tournament, including $4 million to the U.S. championship team.
Back in 2015, CBS <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/questions-of-equal-pay-brought-to-light-after-womens-world-cup-win/">reported</a> that the men’s team received 9% of the revenue generated by the 2010 World Cup — which amounted to $348 million. The women’s team received 13% of the 2015 World Cup revenue, but because the women’s team brought in less revenue, they only received $10 million.
The women’s team also receives a base salary and benefits, which the men’s team does not.
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‘This Is A Huge Win!’: Megan Rapinoe Brags After U.S. Women’s Soccer Team Settles Pay Discrimination Lawsuit For $24 Million

Gender Wage Gap

On Monday, over 500 women — including U.S. women’s soccer player Megan Rapinoe and hundreds of professional athletes,  Olympians, and college athletes — called on the Supreme Court to strike down a Mississippi law that would ban abortions after 15 weeks in most circumstances. Their actions come as the Supreme Court set a December date to hear the case. 
&#8220;[We] believe that, like themselves, the next generation of women athletes must be guaranteed bodily integrity and decisional autonomy in order to fully and equally participate in sports,&#8221; the women <a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/19/19-1392/193017/20210920155533026_19-1392%20Amici%20Curiae.pdf">wrote</a> in an amicus brief. 
WNBA players Diana Taurasi and Sue Bird — Rapinoe&#8217;s fiance — are two of the women’s athletes that are part of the brief. 
The group argues that abortion is a major factor in the “enormous success” of women’s sports and that women&#8217;s participation in sports would be &#8220;severely impaired&#8221; if the right to access abortion is restricted. 
<blockquote>Women’s ability to ‘participate equally in the economic and social life of the Nation’—including through high school, collegiate, and professional sports—&#8217;has been facilitated by their ability to control their reproductive lives.&#8217; &#8230; Absent the right to access safe and legal abortion care, and the ability of ‘the woman to retain the ultimate control over her destiny and her body,’ &#8230; women’s sports would not be the enormous success they are today. Among other reasons, women’s ability to participate and excel in athletics would decline, severely impairing the vitality of sports in the United States. Further, women and girls would be deprived of the multitude of collateral benefits that result from athletic participation, including greater educational success, career advancement, enhanced self-esteem, and improved health. </blockquote>
The brief continues, claiming that men and women only have a short window to “achieve their greatest athletic potential,” and, if &#8220;the State compelled women athletes to carry pregnancies to term and give birth, it could derail women’s athletic careers, academic futures, and economic livelihoods at a large scale.&#8221;
“Absent women’s ability to control their bodies and reproductive decisions, the remarkable increase in women’s participation and success in athletics—and the concomitant increase in women’s ability to enjoy the physical, financial, social, and emotional benefits of sports—would not have occurred,” the brief states. 
Crissy Perham — captain of the 1992 Olympic swim team and an Olympic gold medalist swimmer — said in the brief that she had an abortion in college while on birth control. 
“When I was in college, I was on birth control, but I accidentally became pregnant. I was on scholarship, I was just starting to succeed in my sport, and I didn’t want to take a year off,” Perham said. “I decided to have an abortion. I wasn’t ready to be a mom, and having an abortion felt like I was given a second chance at life. I was able to take control of my future and refocus my priorities … That choice ultimately led me to being an Olympian, a college graduate, and a proud mother today. I’m finally speaking up and sharing my story because there shouldn’t be a stigma surrounding personal healthcare decisions. Women know what’s best for our own bodies and lives, and our autonomy needs to be respected.”
Rapinoe — who has placed herself in the middle of many political issues over the past several years — weighed in.
&#8220;I am honored to stand with the hundreds of athletes who have signed onto this Supreme Court brief to help champion not only our constitutional rights, but also those of future generations of athletes,&#8221; Rapinoe <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/2021/09/20/supreme-court-mississippi-abortion-law-women-athletes-warning/8418765002/">said</a> in a statement.
&#8220;Physically, we push ourselves to the absolute limit, so to have forces within this country trying to deny us control over our own bodies is infuriating and un-American and will be met with fierce resistance.&#8221;
As reported by <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/supreme-court-sets-date-to-hear-mississippi-abortion-case">The Daily Wire</a>, “The Supreme Court of the United States on Monday set the date of December 1st to hear the case about a Mississippi abortion law that directly challenges Roe v. Wade, a ruling on which could alter the trajectory of future abortion laws across the country.” 
The brief comes weeks after a Texas pro-life law banning most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy went into effect.
Joe Morgan is the Sports Reporter for The Daily Wire. Most recently, Morgan covered the Clippers, Lakers, and the NBA for Sporting News. Send your sports questions to sports@dailywire.com.

2021 Costume Institute Benefit – In America: A Lexicon of Fashion

Megan Rapinoe, 500-Plus Female Athletes Blast Mississippi Abortion Law, Demand Supreme Court Strike Down 15-Week Ban

U.S. women&#8217;s soccer star and left-wing political activist Megan Rapinoe wore a red, white, and blue pantsuit to the Met Gala Monday night, complete with a handbag that read &#8220;In Gay We Trust,&#8221; instead of &#8220;In God We Trust.&#8221;
Some online commented about the &#8220;<a href="https://www.westernjournal.com/megan-rapinoe-replaces-god-gay-blasphemous-met-gala-outfit/">blasphemous</a>&#8221; handbag.
“You can take away a man’s gods, but only to give him others in return,&#8221; remarked CEO of Blaze Media Tyler Cardon.
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“You can take away a man’s gods, but only to give him others in return.” <a href="https://t.co/ThQTJwTV73">https://t.co/ThQTJwTV73</a>
&mdash; Tyler Cardon (@TyCardon) <a href="https://twitter.com/TyCardon/status/1437600094296154113?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 14, 2021</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;Choose your fighter,&#8221; mocked journalist Ian Miles Cheong, captioning Rapinoe and three other elites showcasing political activism on their attire.
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Choose your fighter. <a href="https://t.co/p1rKQ4m646">pic.twitter.com/p1rKQ4m646</a>
&mdash; Ian Miles Cheong @ stillgray.substack.com (@stillgray) <a href="https://twitter.com/stillgray/status/1437582137159417857?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 14, 2021</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;The year is 2040, clothing no longer exist &#8211; humans only dress in virtue signals,&#8221; snarked &#8220;Farmlands&#8221; documentarian Lauren Southern.
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The year is 2040, clothing no longer exist &#8211; humans only dress in virtue signals. <a href="https://t.co/ncB6A1MJns">https://t.co/ncB6A1MJns</a>
&mdash; Lauren Southern (@Lauren_Southern) <a href="https://twitter.com/Lauren_Southern/status/1437605566168199168?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 14, 2021</a></blockquote>
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Notably, Rapinoe has become increasingly political through her years playing soccer for the Unites States and her club teams. The athlete made waves when she took a knee during the playing of the national anthem before games, apparently to protest alleged racism in our nation.
The soccer star even got herself into a public feud with then-President Donald Trump in 2019, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ouch-trump-blasts-megan-rapinoe-after-she-says-amanda-prestigiacomo">The Daily Wire</a> reported at the time:
<blockquote>President Donald Trump responded to national anthem-protesting U.S. women’s soccer star Megan Rapinoe’s latest dig — and he didn’t hold back.
In a video interview posted by Eight by Eight, Rapinoe dismissed the idea of accepting an invitation from the president to visit the White House if the U.S. national team were to win the World Cup. “I’m not going to the f***ing White House. No. I’m not going to the White House,” Rapinoe said. “We’re not gonna be invited. I doubt it.”
Trump, posting via Twitter, smacked Rapinoe for jumping the gun on the potential invitation, suggesting she “win first” before making such declarations. He also praised the women’s soccer team as a whole and extended an invitation to the White House for the athletes whether “win or lose.”
“Women’s soccer player, [Megan Rapinoe] just stated that she is ‘not going to the F…ing White House if we win,’” wrote the president. “Other than the NBA, which now refuses to call owners, owners (please explain that I just got Criminal Justice Reform passed, Black unemployment is at the lowest level […] in our Country’s history, and the poverty index is also best number EVER), leagues and teams love coming to the White House.”
“I am a big fan of the American Team, and Women’s Soccer, but Megan should WIN first before she TALKS! Finish the job!” Trump recommended. “We haven’t yet […] invited Megan or the team, but I am now inviting the TEAM, win or lose.”
&#8230; The president then swiped Rapinoe for refusing to place her hand over her heart during the playing of the national anthem before soccer matches.
“Megan should never disrespect our Country, the White House, or our Flag, especially since so much has been done for her &amp; the team,” he wrote. “Be proud of the Flag that you wear. The USA is doing GREAT!”</blockquote>
This summer, Team USA performed way below expectations, taking home the bronze at the Tokyo Olympics. Notably, Rapinoe and company took a knee to protest alleged racial injustice in the U.S. before their first match.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ouch-trump-blasts-megan-rapinoe-after-she-says-amanda-prestigiacomo">OUCH: Trump Blasts Megan Rapinoe After She Says She’s Not ‘Going To The F***ing White House’</a>

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