“Many of our players were openly hostile to America — No other country behaved in such a manner, or even close,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “WOKE EQUALS FAILURE. Nice shot Megan, the USA is going to Hell!!!”
Although the U.S. dominated the game, hitting the woodwork on several occasions and forcing five saves from Sweden’s goalkeeper,after Lina Hurtig’s spot kick crossed the line by a fraction of a centimeter.Prominent figures on the right — most notably the former president and current Republican presidential front-runner — took aim at the team following the match, specifically veteran Megan Rapinoe, who missed a crucial penalty kick.
"Long-time team leader and activist Megan Rapinoe was smiling and laughing to herself after missing the crucial penalty kick. It was overall just an embarrassing performance for this team from the start," she said this week on "The Megyn Kelly Show." "I know a lot of folks are angry that anyone could be happy about this outcome but let this be a lesson for Rapinoe and a lot of her teammates: If you don’t support America or at least are not perceived to support America, don’t expect for America to blindly support you either," Ingraham said.Megan Rapinoe, right, and her teammates following their loss to Sweden at the Women's World Cup in Melbourne, Australia, on Aug. 6, 2023.
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