Saying Donald Trump and Megan Rapinoe aren’t on the same page on a variety of topics would be putting it lightly. The two have exchanged jabs for years, and there are no signs of that ending anytime soon.
With Trump in his third bid for the White House, Rapinoe has hit out at Trump’s rhetoric as Americans prepare to head to the polls on November 5.
Trump supporter was escorted out of the stadium after invading the field
Rapinoe believes Trump has presented a future that’s a “violent reality”, and admits she is stressed over what might happen in the USA should Trump win.
“It is stressful. I am nervous but I also am hopeful. I believe in people and I certainly believe in women and I believe that people want better than the grim, dark, just violent reality that Donald Trump has very clearly laid out for us,” Rapinoe said on her podcast with fiance Sue Bird.
“He’s telling everybody what he’s gonna do and it’s really dark and it’s really sad and I don’t think anybody wants to live like that.”
Trump’s challenger is Kamala Harris, who currently serves as Vice President in Joe Biden’s administration, and Rapinoe believes seeing her be named as president would be a big moment for the USA.
“I also think we have a really amazing opportunity to elect a Black woman in this country. And for me that is really important,” Rapinoe added.
Trump vs Rapinoe has been going on for years
The feud between Trump and Rapinoe began back in 2019. That’s when she made it clear she wasn’t a fan of his presidency.
That escalated around the Women’s World Cup in France, where Rapinoe won Golden Ball and Golden Boot as the tournament’s top scorer and most valuable player. That didn’t stop Trump from attacking her on social media on more than one occasion.
Rapinoe added that she doesn’t approve of how Trump speaks or how he acts towards people, and that she believes a certain level of decency must be maintained.
“I actually really liked what Greg Popovich had to say about Donald Trump. He goes on to basically say you wouldn’t want this guy babysitting your child, or working in your small business. He’s small, he’s mean, he makes fun of people,” Rapinoe added.
“There was a rally at Madison Square Garden where the comedic act, the opening act, (was) just openly racist, openly bigoted, openly xenophobic – saying the most horrible things.
“You would never allow your kids to say those kinds of things… There’s a level of decency here that I think is being lost in the decisiveness of right, left, and this, that and the other. I think that’s important.”
