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<p>When it comes to the world of professional sports, there is no room for fair weather fans.</p><h2>So, when Donald Trump congratulated the U.S. Women&#39;s Soccer Team on beating the Netherlands 2-0, and thus winning the World Cup, people were quick to point out his hypocrisy.</h2><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Congratulations to the U.S. Women’s Soccer Team on winning the World Cup! Great and exciting play. America is proud of you all!</p>&mdash; Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1147946170293071872?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 7, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>For those not caught up to speed, for the last few weeks Trump has been feuding with the co-captain of the U.S. Women&#39;s team, Megan Rapinoe.</h2><p>It all started when Rapinoe told reporters she wouldn&#39;t attend the White House if her team won the 2019 World Cup, &quot;I&#39;m not going to the f****** White House. We&#39;re not going to be invited.&quot;</p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">“I’m not going to the fucking White House.” - <a href="https://twitter.com/mPinoe?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@mPinoe</a> <a href="https://t.co/sz1ADG2WdT">pic.twitter.com/sz1ADG2WdT</a></p>&mdash; Eight by Eight (@8by8mag) <a href="https://twitter.com/8by8mag/status/1143595809910530048?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 25, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>The clip of her immediately went viral because of how many people related to her feelings about Trump. However, Trump himself was not a fan of the statement, and quickly fired back by going on a Twitter rant and tagging the wrong Megan Rapinoe.</p><h2>The tweets are now deleted, but they were luckily captured via screenshot for the entire world to keep on file.</h2><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="Twitter" data-attribution-url="https://twitter.com/8by8mag/status/1143595809910530048" height="1199" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/yikes-VJchVn.png" width="762" /></div> <figcaption></figcaption> <div class="image-attribution"><a href="https://twitter.com/8by8mag/status/1143595809910530048">Twitter</a></div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>In his rant, he claimed he is a huge soccer fan and that Rapinoe&#39;s statements would now inspire him to invite the team regardless of whether they win or lose. He also went on to state how much professional sports teams (besides the NBA) love coming to the White House.</p><h2>The wrong Rapinoe, who was tagged by Trump, was quick to express her support for the professional soccer player&#39;s perspective.</h2><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">and she was right to say so cry me a river plus this isn’t even her acc <a href="https://t.co/gKQnfclIUZ">https://t.co/gKQnfclIUZ</a></p>&mdash; not megan rapinoe (@meganrapino) <a href="https://twitter.com/meganrapino/status/1143889092977016832?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 26, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">mom come pick me up old men are attacking me</p>&mdash; not megan rapinoe (@meganrapino) <a href="https://twitter.com/meganrapino/status/1143897927192076288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 26, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>Needless to say, this turn of events makes Trump&#39;s congratuluation message to the U.S. Women&#39;s Soccer Team sufficiently awkward, and people were quick to point that out.</h2><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="hu" dir="ltr">ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha nice try you ludicrous goofball <a href="https://t.co/Pju0UDZdKN">pic.twitter.com/Pju0UDZdKN</a></p>&mdash; Jeff Tiedrich (@itsJeffTiedrich) <a href="https://twitter.com/itsJeffTiedrich/status/1147947134831988737?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 7, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">WHEN YOU ARE NOT GOING TO THE FUCKING WHITE HOUSE!!! <a href="https://t.co/YU6cJ3OiOO">pic.twitter.com/YU6cJ3OiOO</a></p>&mdash; Ally Hord (@hordie) <a href="https://twitter.com/hordie/status/1147911753361235968?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 7, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><oembed>https://twitter.com/MyRedBeetle/status/1147974916320452609</oembed><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>The responses got downright creative, but mostly, people used the tweet as an opportunity to express their love for Rapinoe.</h2><oembed>https://twitter.com/JonahHermann/status/1147912943608172545</oembed><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Me, the last 6 months: TOO MANY PEOPLE RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT<br>Me, today: WAIT IF MEGAN RAPINOE TURNED 34 THIS WEEK SHE’LL BE 35 AS OF NOVEMBER 2020</p>&mdash; Dara Lind (@DLind) <a href="https://twitter.com/DLind/status/1147914841795026944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 7, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><oembed>https://twitter.com/Hammontreers/status/1147920149460262913</oembed><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>Invitation or not, one thing is for sure: Rapinoe is still definitely not going to the White House.</h2><div className="ad-splitter"></div>

Trump congratulated Megan Rapinoe on the World Cup, and people responded by making fun of him.

When it comes to the world of professional sports, there is no room for fair weather fans.So, when Donald Trump congratulated the U.S. Women&#39;s Soccer Team on beating the Netherlands 2-0, and thus winning the World Cup, people were quick to point out his hypocrisy.Congratulations to the U.S. Women’s Soccer Team on winning the World Cup! Great and exciting play. America is proud of you all!&mdash; Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 7, 2019 For those not caught up to speed, for the last few weeks Trump has been feuding with the co-captain of the U.S. Women&#39;s team, Megan Rapinoe.It all started when Rapinoe told reporters she wouldn&#39;t attend the White House if her team won the 2019 World Cup, &quot;I&#39;m not going to the f****** White House. We&#39;re not going to be invited.&quot;“I’m not going to the fucking White House.” - @mPinoe pic.twitter.com/sz1ADG2WdT&mdash; Eight by Eight (@8by8mag) June 25, 2019 The clip of her immediately went viral because of how many people related to her feelings about Trump. However, Trump himself was not a fan of the statement, and quickly fired back by going on a Twitter rant and tagging the wrong Megan Rapinoe.The tweets are now deleted, but they were luckily captured via screenshot for the entire world to keep on file.  TwitterIn his rant, he claimed he is a huge soccer fan and that Rapinoe&#39;s statements would now inspire him to invite the team regardless of whether they win or lose. He also went on to state how much professional sports teams (besides the NBA) love coming to the White House.The wrong Rapinoe, who was tagged by Trump, was quick to express her support for the professional soccer player&#39;s perspective.and she was right to say so cry me a river plus this isn’t even her acc https://t.co/gKQnfclIUZ&mdash; not megan rapinoe (@meganrapino) June 26, 2019 mom come pick me up old men are attacking me&mdash; not megan rapinoe (@meganrapino) June 26, 2019 Needless to say, this turn of events makes Trump&#39;s congratuluation message to the U.S. Women&#39;s Soccer Team sufficiently awkward, and people were quick to point that out.ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha nice try you ludicrous goofball pic.twitter.com/Pju0UDZdKN&mdash; Jeff Tiedrich (@itsJeffTiedrich) July 7, 2019 WHEN YOU ARE NOT GOING TO THE FUCKING WHITE HOUSE!!! pic.twitter.com/YU6cJ3OiOO&mdash; Ally Hord (@hordie) July 7, 2019 https://twitter.com/MyRedBeetle/status/1147974916320452609The responses got downright creative, but mostly, people used the tweet as an opportunity to express their love for Rapinoe.https://twitter.com/JonahHermann/status/1147912943608172545Me, the last 6 months: TOO MANY PEOPLE RUNNING FOR PRESIDENTMe, today: WAIT IF MEGAN RAPINOE TURNED 34 THIS WEEK SHE’LL BE 35 AS OF NOVEMBER 2020&mdash; Dara Lind (@DLind) July 7, 2019 https://twitter.com/Hammontreers/status/1147920149460262913Invitation or not, one thing is for sure: Rapinoe is still definitely not going to the White House.

When it comes to the world of professional sports, there is no room for fair weather fans.