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Megan Rapinoe of Team United States smiles during a training session on day 3 of the Tokyo Olympic Games at Nakata Sports Center on July 26, 2021 in Chiba, Japan.Photo by Atsushi Tomura /Getty Images
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Former U.S. President Donald Trump is asking for a red card.
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Canada punted the Americans out of the gold medal race with a 1-0 win earlier in the week. The U.S. beat Australia for the bronze medal.
This did not please Trump, who refused to offer congratulations and slammed the team as “wokesters.”
Trump said in a statement: “If our soccer team, headed by a radical group of leftist maniacs, wasn’t woke, they would have won the gold medal instead of the bronze.
“Woke means you lose, everything that is woke goes bad, and our soccer team certainly has. There were, however, a few patriots standing.
Donald Trump blamed “left-wing maniacs” on the U.S. women’s soccer team for them missing out on gold. (Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)
“Unfortunately, they need more than that respecting our country and national anthem. They should replace the wokesters with patriots and start winning again.
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“The woman with the purple hair (Megan Rapinoe) played terribly and spends too much time thinking about radical left politics and not doing her job!”
The U.S. team and Sweden took a knee before their July 21 game to protest racism but stood during the national anthem.
The soccer team in general — and Rapinoe in particular — have long been a sore spot for Trump. Rapinoe has refused to sing the national anthem in the past and his described herself as a “walking protest” against Trump and his policies.
The players themselves seemed delighted at snagging the bronze.
Star Alex Morgan wrote on Twitter: “Coming home with that fresh bronze and couldn’t be more proud of this team! Battling until the end it’s been 40 days on the road and ending on a high makes it all worth it!”
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Coming home with that fresh Bronze and couldn't be more proud of this team! Battling until the end it's been 40 days on the road and ending on a high makes it all worth it!! https://t.co/GV55i264Ie
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