It came down to a penalty shoot-out —and it didn’t go USA’s way.
After losing to Sweden 5-4 in a penalty shootout during a pivotal Round 16 match at the Women’s World Cup on Sunday, Donald Trump hit TRUTH Social to blame wokeness for the loss.
This was the earliest exit from the tournament for the women’s USA team ever.
“The ‘shocking and totally unexpected’ loss by the U.S. Women’s Soccer Team to Sweden is fully emblematic of what is happening to our once great Nation under Crooked Joe Biden,” Trump, 77, gleefully wrote on TRUTH Social.
“Many of our players were openly hostile to America – No other country behaved in such a manner, or even close,” he continued. “WOKE EQUALS FAILURE.”
“Nice shot Megan, the USA is going to Hell!!!! MAGA,” Trump concluded.
From The New York Post:
The 38-year-old striker missed a crucial fourth penalty kick, which could have sent USWNT to the quarterfinals had it made it in.
Instead, Rapinoe, who is set to retire after this season, ended her celebrated career on a bitter note, later likening her missing a penalty to a “sick joke” in an interview with Fox Sports.
Rapinoe has not publicly responded to Trump’s taunts.
By contrast, President Biden praised the US Women’s National Soccer Team, tweeting: “you’ve made your country proud. Congratulations on an incredible run. This team is something special and I’m looking forward to seeing how you continue to inspire Americans with your grit and determination – on and off the field.”
Trump blames wokeness for US women’s soccer team loss, trolls Megan Rapinoe https://t.co/X19MpVwLsi pic.twitter.com/luwKORhDfF
— New York Post (@nypost) August 7, 2023
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