Ah, the tolerance of the Leftist. They’ve completely given up on attempting to persuade, and have become insular and intolerant of any position, person, and entity that disagrees with them in the least
Megan Rapinoe rips Trump WH visit, says she’d accept invites from Pelosi, AOC
U.S. Women’s Soccer superstar Megan Rapinoe doubled down in her opposition to visit the Trump White House on Tuesday but expressed that she was open to accept invitations from anyone who “believes the same things we believe in” like Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif, and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-NY.
Rapinoe’s feud with the president began last month when she declared she was “not going to the f—ing White House,†which prompted a response from Trump on Twitter.
“I am a big fan of the American Team, and Women’s Soccer, but Megan should WIN first before she TALKS! Finish the job!” Trump exclaimed, later adding that he would invite the team to the White House “win or lose.”
Following her team’s victory at the FIFA Women’s World Cup, Rapinoe told CNN anchor Anderson Cooper that she has yet to receive a formal invitation from the White House nor does she appear to want it.
Interesting. You have the first president who was pro-gay, who didn’t have to change his position on that for political expediency, but, of course, since he’s pro-America she has an issue
“Your message is excluding people. You’re excluding me. You’re excluding people that look like me. You’re excluding people of color. You’re excluding Americans that maybe support you,” she told Trump. “We need to have a reckoning with the message that you have and what you’re saying about ‘Make America Great Again.’ I think you are harking back to an era that was not great for everyone.”
Yet
“This is such a special moment for us and to be able to sort of leverage this moment, talk about the things we want to talk about and to celebrate like this with the leaders of our country is an incredible moment,” Rapinoe continued. “So yes to AOC, yes to Pelosi, yes to a bipartsan Congress, yes to Chuck Schumer, yes to anyone else that wants to invite us and have a real substantive conversation and that believe in the same things we believe in.”
How does one have a substantive conversation with people who only believe what you believe? You’re having a reinforcing conversation. She has an opportunity to talk to the most powerful man in the world, and perhaps change his mind on some things, or get him to help on something. If she wants equal pay (they actually get 20% of revenue vs the men’s team which gets 7%) she could attempt to convince Trump to back her and the team.
Her message is excluding people while projecting that blame on Trump, and, by extension, the 61 million who voted for him. It’s helpful to not diminish and dismiss the opinions of people you need to get support from.
