Megan Rapinoe ridicules US men’s hockey team, Trump over ‘trash’ remark about women’s team: ‘You’re a clown’

Former United States women’s shot prima Megan Rapinoe criticized the U.S. men’s hockey squad for their absorption to President Donald Trump’s telephone telephone successful the locker country pursuing their golden medal triumph implicit Canada astatine Milan Cortina, calling the players and president "a clown" implicit what she said was a "trash" remark astir the women’s golden medal hockey team.

Rapinoe, an outspoken professional of Trump, spoke astatine magnitude astir the postgame enactment with the president during the latest occurrence of her podcast with WNBA large Sue Bird, "A Touch More."

Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe look connected successful the archetypal 4th betwixt the United States and France successful the men's hoops golden medal crippled during the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games astatine Accor Arena connected Aug. 10, 2024.  (Kyle Terada/USA TODAY Sports)

The retired shot prima took contented with Trump’s call, specifically his gag that helium would besides "have" to invitation the women’s squad to the State of the Union address, which took spot connected Tuesday, and the men’s absorption to the remark. 

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"The United States' men's hockey squad successful their utter infinitesimal of glory, puerility dreams travel true, 1 successful a beingness accomplishment, sensational – ruined it for themselves due to the fact that they allowed themselves to beryllium wholly co-opted by a clown. And now, you’re a clown. You look similar a clown," she began.

 Rapinoe did not play a clip of the remark, adding, "We’re not going to level that trash." 

She went connected to admit that she understands the situation and however the squad could "get yourself wrapped successful this moment," but expressed her disappointment successful the men’s squad not respecting their counterparts – oregon themselves. 

"... And past you conscionable gave this full infinitesimal implicit to this person, who you cognize is conscionable lone going to usage it for him, going to wholly co-opt it." 

Gold medalists Quinn Hughes and Jack Hughes of Team United States observe aft the Men's Gold Medal lucifer betwixt Canada and the United States connected time 16 of the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games astatine Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena connected Feb. 22, 2026, successful Milan, Italy.  (Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)

She continued, "Why don’t you respect you much than to person that infinitesimal beryllium taken by someone, who for nary crushed astatine all, conscionable takes a immense plaything and a jab astatine women who did that nonstop aforesaid happening that you did."  

Rapinoe besides took contented with FBI Director Kash Patel’s beingness successful the locker room, recalling her playing days and however she would’ve handled those situations differently. 

"Kash Patel is successful the locker room, he’s partying, he’s chugging beers – I’m not similar decorum implicit everything, that’s not what I request retired of my FBI director, similar what are we doing? That’s just, immoderate too the point." 

She aboriginal added, "I would person never… those radical would ne'er beryllium allowed successful our locker rooms."

Bird added that her biggest contented with the enactment was seeing it knowing the narration betwixt some the men’s and women’s teams, which she called "genuine." 

"This person, who happens to beryllium the president of the United States, makes a gag that is and feels dismissive, and I don’t get the portion wherever the men’s hockey squad is really adjacent with the women’s hockey team," she said.

"If my friends were being dismissed successful this way, wherefore would I laughter ever? Period. Take the remainder of it out. That’s what I don’t get."

Gold medalist Hilary Knight of Team United States celebrates aft the medal ceremonial for Women's Ice Hockey aft the Women's Gold Medal lucifer betwixt the United States and Canada connected time 13 of the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games astatine Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena connected Feb. 19, 2026, successful Milan, Italy. (Andreas Rentz/Getty Images)

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U.S. women’s hockey prima Hillary Knight addressed the contention connected ESPN, calling the gag "distasteful," but defended the men’s players. 

"I deliberation there's a genuine level of enactment determination and respect," she said. "I deliberation that's being overshadowed by a speedy lapse. I deliberation the guys were successful a pugnacious spot, truthful I deliberation it's a shame this storyline and communicative has benignant of blown up and overshadowing that transportation and genuine involvement successful 1 different and cheering each different on."

The women’s hockey squad declined an invitation to the State of the Union address, but USA Hockey said successful a aboriginal connection that the squad would "soon" sojourn the White House to observe their golden medal occurrence "based connected their schedules erstwhile their seasons conclude."

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