Donald Trump taunted the U.S. Women’s Soccer Team’s World Cup defeat and attributed it to President Joe Biden, Politico reports.
The top-ranked U.S. team suffered a loss to Sweden on Sunday during the round of 16, marking their earliest exit from the Women’s World Cup. Trump, the former president and leading candidate for the 2024 Republican nomination, expressed on his social media platform that the loss was “fully emblematic of what is happening to the our once great Nation under Crooked Joe Biden.”
"Many of our players were openly hostile to America – No other country behaved in such a manner, or even close. WOKE EQUALS FAILURE. Nice shot Megan, the USA is going to Hell!!! MAGA," he wrote.
This isn’t the first instance of Trump clashing with the U.S. women’s soccer team. In 2019, during his presidency, the team won the Women’s World Cup. Trump had a public disagreement with star player Megan Rapinoe, who had previously stated she wouldn’t attend a White House visit if her team emerged victorious.
Image via Shutterstock
Engineered by Benzinga Neuro, Edited by Pooja Rajkumari
The GPT-4 Benzinga Neuro content generation system exploits the extensive Benzinga Ecosystem, including native data, APIs, and more to create comprehensive and timely stories for you. Learn more.
© 2024 Benzinga.com. Benzinga does not provide investment advice. All rights reserved.
Comments
Trade confidently with insights and alerts from analyst ratings, free reports and breaking news that affects the stocks you care about.