Trump leads vicious attack against US women's soccer team after World Cup loss
The United States women’s national soccer team exited the World Cup over the weekend, losing to Sweden in the round of 16. It was the earliest World Cup loss ever for the U.S. team, and came after wins in 2015 and 2019 and a finals appearance in 2011. Clearly the team didn’t live up to its tradition of excellence here, due to a combination of injuries, poor coaching decisions in the group round, Swedish goalkeeper Zecira Musovic’s heroic play (she made 11 saves), and, yes, a level of play that was never quite as lofty as recent years. These things happen in sports—but for Donald Trump and the right, this loss was an intensely political cause for celebration.
“The ‘shocking and totally unexpected’ loss by the U.S. Women’s Soccer Team to Sweden is fully emblematic of what is happening to the our once great Nation under Crooked Joe Biden,” Trump wrote after the loss, bad grammar and all. “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.”
Trump’s reference to “Megan” is key here.