Anti-Trump Women’s Soccer Star Megan Rapinoe Named ‘Sportsperson Of The Year’ By Sports Illustrated

Anti-Trump women’s soccer star and notorious national anthem protestor Megan Rapinoe was named by Sports Illustrated as their ‘Sportsperson of the Year’ on Monday.

As The Dailywire reports:

“Playing the world’s game, on the world’s stage, under attack by a world leader, she dominated. And in doing so without fear, Megan Rapinoe became a voice for so many across the world,” Sports Illustrated gushed in an announcement post.

During the 2019 World Cup, Rapinoe refused to hold her hand over her heart as a “f*** you” to “sexist,” “racist,” and “small-minded” President Donald Trump.

“So it’s kind of a good ‘F you’ to any sort of inequality or bad sentiments that the [Trump] administration might have towards people who don’t look exactly like him,” Rapinoe, who is openly gay, told Yahoo! Sports in May, regarding the anthem protest. “Which, God help us if we all looked like him. Scary. Really scary. Ahh, disturbing.”

As noted by The Daily Wire, the soccer star’s anthem protest started in the form of kneeling, mimicking former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick. However, in response, the United States Soccer Federation amending their bylaws to forbid such action, Rapinoe subsequently adjusted her protest.

Rapinoe has had a long-time feud with President Donald Trump that spilled into the public during her team’s appearance at the women’s world cup, during which she refused to stand for the US national anthem.


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