Posted on 06/11/2019 8:46:18 AM PDT by L.A.Justice
U.S. soccer star Alex Morgan is getting ready to help defend her team’s World Cup title in France next month and if the Americans should win again, she said she’s prepared to decline a possible invitation to visit President Trump at the White House.
Morgan, who has previously been outspoken about Trump and his administration’s policies, told Time Magazine in a lengthy profile published Thursday she doesn’t stand for what the current president stands for.
“I don’t stand for a lot of things the current office stands for,” she said, adding that she doesn’t care for the administration’s policies about separating migrant families at the U.S.-Mexico border.
She said she would not go to the White House if the president invites the team. It was unclear if Trump had any plans to invite the team, if they win.
“We don’t have to be put in this little box,” Morgan said. “There’s the narrative that’s been said hundreds of times about any sort of athlete who’s spoken out politically. ‘Stick to sports.’ We’re much more than that, OK?”
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She is wrong on the family separation policy...
Many years ago, Alex and her husband were kicked out of Disney world in Orlando...Too drunk...
In this article about Alex, there is a link to an article about Megan Rapinoe...
https://www.foxnews.com/sports/us-soccer-star-megan-rapinoe-says-she-will-probably-never-sing-the-national-anthem-again
Again, I think Rapinoe is a great player...But, really? National anthem has nothing to do with who is in the White House...
I will support USWNT in spite of these two players who are really annoying...There are other players in the team besides these two...
Former USWNT team coach Pia Sundhage declined to meet neither George W. Bush nor Barack Obama...She was just interested in coaching soccer...
https://books.google.com/books?id=CMpnDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT71&lpg=PT71&dq=george+bush+and+coach+pia&source=bl&ots=N3MRK-AFTx&sig=ACfU3U1M5QuIrXf2Mf3vIshdkt8-MrQcXg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj2ueny2eHiAhXL854KHXJVBikQ6AEwC3oECAkQAQ#v=onepage&q=george%20bush%20and%20coach%20pia&f=false
Alex is irritated that some people think that athletes should not speak out on political matters...
Alex, do you want the support for women's soccer to grow in United States? Your comments about President Trump is not helping the cause...
Ms. Morgan, I don't intend to stop watching USWNT games because of you and Megan Rapinoe...I have been watching USWNT since 1999...But, I don't know about other people who are annoyed with your comments...
I remember George W. Bush meeting US athletes during Beijing Olympics...I don't really remember some athlete refusing to meet him because of his policies...Bush met with US softball team...He also met with Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh...
She just jinxed the Team, nitwit.
Who gives a crap.
U.S. women’s soccer is largely a negative force.... brain-washing the next generation of girls with LGBT propaganda and political leftism in general.
Nobody cares.
She can go pound sand..................
We’re supposed to get excited about a world class womans team that can’t beat a random boys high school team.
Rapinoe is Lesbian. Morgan is Straight. Nevertrumpers-one of each
Screw him. Just another tiny minded lib a$$hole.
Shut up and kick!
It would seem she is a virtue-signaling SJW Snowflake. If, IF they win, I hope President Trump simply offers congratulations, and no WH visit. after all, their “star” doesn’t want to participate, and she obviously speaks for the entire team.
.....morons
Save all sorts of our tax $$ and have championship teams who want to meet the President APPLY to do so.
I never watch it anyway, so FOAD World Cup!!!!
Which is why I won’t watch these women anymore.
I watched them intently in the past, but now feel like I’m voting by watching, and now refuse to participate. Same for NBA.
Reminds me of Lincoln’s reaction when he was asked about Gen. Joe Hooker’s quote that some people wanted him to take over the country as “dictator”. Lincoln responded, “when he wins his first battle, I’ll consider the possibility of Hooker being made dictator”. Sis, you have to win the World Cup in order to be invited to the White House; not that I care but perhaps it isn’t a cinch.
I think the whole thing of inviting sports teams to the White House should just go away. What’s the point? It just creates an opportunity for stupid athletes to make some grandstanding b.s. political “statement”.
Soccer is a commie sport. Who gives a rat fart?
At a minimum she’s just guaranteed a knee injury for herself.
It’s amazing what passes for news anymore.
Trump “We were never going to invite him. Why would we? It’s not like soccer is a real sport? No one watches soccer. I like people who play real sports.” :)
I was going to tune in this afternoon, but maybe I’ll just watch baseball.
Why don’t you worry about winning first.
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