Rapinoe accepts invite to tour U.S. House of Representatives

By: Alicia DelGallo Posted: 4:00 AM CDT Sunday, Jun. 30, 2019

LYON, France — Megan Rapinoe may not go to the White House if the United States wins the 2019 Women’s World Cup, but she did accept an invitation to visit the U.S. House of Representatives.

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LYON, France — Megan Rapinoe may not go to the White House if the United States wins the 2019 Women’s World Cup, but she did accept an invitation to visit the U.S. House of Representatives.

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LYON, France — Megan Rapinoe may not go to the White House if the United States wins the 2019 Women’s World Cup, but she did accept an invitation to visit the U.S. House of Representatives.

Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez made the offer on Twitter to Rapinoe and the entire U.S. women’s national team after it beat France, 2-1, on Friday night to advance to the semifinals.

“It may not be the White House, but we’d be happy to welcome @mPinoe & the entire #USWMNT for a tour of the House of Representatives anytime they’d like,” Ocasio-Cortez wrote.

Rapinoe responded about an hour later, “Consider it done.”

The exchange came after U.S. President Donald Trump called out Rapinoe on Twitter for saying she would not visit the White House. Rapinoe made the comment during an interview months ago that began recirculating on social media ahead of the big World Cup quarterfinal match against France.

Trump said Rapinoe should “win first before she talks,” and then said the team hadn’t yet been invited, but now is invited, win or lose.

Rapinoe did not let the off-field controversy affect her on-field performance. She scored both of the United States’ goals against France, marking the second consecutive game she’d scored a brace.

After the win, Rapinoe said she was not motivated by “haters,” but instead, the people who love her.

“I’m motivated by people like me and people who are fighting for the same things, and I take more energy from that than trying to prove everyone wrong all the time. That’s sort of draining to me,” Rapinoe said.

The U.S. plays England in a semifinal on Tuesday. The U.S. is aiming to win a record fourth World Cup title.

— Orlando Sentinel