Trump Deems Megan Rapinoe's National Anthem Protest Not Appropriate

[DonViejo]

Source: Talking Points Memo


By Kate Riga
June 25, 2019 11:22 am

President Donald Trump said that he finds U.S. soccer star and co-captain Megan Rapinoe’s silence during the national anthem to be inappropriate.

He told The Hill that he “loves” watching women’s soccer, but would not agree that they deserve pay equal to the men’s team.

“I think a lot of it also has to do with the economics,” Trump said. “I mean who draws more, where is the money coming in. I know that when you have the great stars like [Cristiano] Ronaldo and some of these stars … that get paid a lot of money, but they draw hundreds of thousands of people.”

Rapinoe likely couldn’t care less how Trump — “misogynistic,” “racist” and “small minded,” in her words — views her behavior.

Read more: https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/trump-megan-rapinoe-national-anthem-soccer-protest

[msongs]

1. not news in any way imo. nt

[left-of-center2012]

2. true

Just the donald sounding off again

[keithbvadu2]

3. Trump FORGETS TO SALUTE THE FLAG During Easter National Anthem

Trump FORGETS TO SALUTE THE FLAG During Easter National Anthem

Wife has to remind him

[pazzyanne]

7. Add to that the fact that he does not know the words to the national anthem!

[Miigwech]

4. Take a knee, directly into trumps nether region, lol

[House of Roberts]

5. What is he objecting to being silent for?

I am missing something here.?

[pansypoo53219]

6. the women should get more money than the men, cause they win. men? not so much.

[obamanut2012]

9. They also draw bigger crowds and earn more revenue

[Thekaspervote]

8. Nobody cares ya fool!

[djacq]

10. I'm Not Going To The F**king White House'

[link:U.S. Soccer Star Megan Rapinoe: 'I'm Not Going To The F**king White House'
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/megan-rapinoe-white-house-visit_n_5d128f9ce4b0a3941869f5bd|

Best Response Ever!

[The Wizard]

11. Red meat for the cult. (NT)

[onetexan]

12. "misogynistic," "racist" and "small minded" - i agree with Rapinoe's assessment of the Idiot

[DeminPennswoods]

13. Trump's right, they don't deserve equal pay

with the US men. They deserve more because they are far better!

[Blue_Tires]

14. PLEASE tell me he's dumb enough to get into a PR fight with Rapinoe

He'd lose a huge chunk of the white women who supported him...

[DeminPennswoods]

15. Go to any sporting event, look around at the fans

and most of them do exactly what Rapinoe does, stand respectively and don't sing. Heck half the time, I don't even bother to figure out where the flag is to face it.