Sue Bird had a response to President Donald Trump’s “hate-filled Twitter spree trolling my girlfriend,” United States women’s national team star Megan Rapinoe.
“It’s weird.”
The 16-year WNBA veteran and basketball operations associate with the Nuggets this past season wrote a piece on The Players’ Tribune Tuesday called “.”
Trump on June 26 took to Twitter to respond to Rapinoe, who said she was not if the team won, adding that the squad was not going to be invited, either.
Women’s soccer player, , just stated that she is “not going to the F…ing White House if we win.” 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…
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump)
….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! We haven’t yet….
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump)
….invited Megan or the team, but I am now inviting the TEAM, win or lose. Megan should never disrespect our Country, the White House, or our Flag, especially since so much has been done for her & the team. Be proud of the Flag that you wear. The USA is doing GREAT!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump)
“Megan should WIN first before she TALKS! Finish the job! We haven’t yet invited Megan or the team, but I am now inviting the TEAM, win or lose. Megan should never disrespect our Country, the White House, or our Flag, especially since so much has been done for her & the team,” Trump tweeted.
Bird on writing the piece:
“It would take the President of the United States going on a hate-filled Twitter spree trolling my girlfriend while she was putting American soccer, women’s sports, equal pay, gay pride and TRUE LOVE on her back, all at once, scoring two majestic goals to lead Team USA to a thrilling victory over France and a place in the World Cup SEMIFINALS, for me to ever even think about writing again.”
On her initial reaction to Trump’s comments:
“Whatap it like to have the literal President of the literal United States (of literal America) go Full Adolescent Boy on your girlfriend? Hmm. Well… itap WEIRD. And I’d say I actually had a pretty standard reaction to it: which was to freak out a little.”
On the aftermath of Trump’s comments:
“Whatap legitimately scary, I guess, is like … how itap not just his tweets. Because now suddenly you’ve got all these MAGA peeps getting hostile in your mentions. And you’ve got all these crazy blogs writing terrible things about this person you care so much about. And now they’re doing takedowns of Megan on Fox News, and who knows whatever else.”
On going to the White House:
“After we won the WNBA title in Seattle last season, no way were we going to the … White House!”
Bird added that Trump has never invited a WNBA champion to the White House. The first women’s team to be invited in his tenure was the.
