Alex Morgan joined Megan Rapinoe as both U.S. women's national team stars opted not to sing the national anthem before Friday's quarterfinal match against France.
Rapinoe previously protested in France by not putting her hand over her chest and later stated that she is "not going to the f—ing White House" if they won.
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She caught the attention of President Donald Trump, who tweeted, in part: "Megan should never disrespect our Country, the White House, or our Flag, especially since so much has been done for her & the team. Be proud of the Flag that you wear. The USA is doing GREAT!"
Morgan also has been outspoken about Trump's administration, and said in May she wouldn't attend the White House if she were invited.
“We don’t have to be put in this little box,” Morgan told Time.com then. “There’s the narrative that’s been said hundreds of times about any sort of athlete who’s spoken out politically. ‘Stick to sports.’ We’re much more than that, OK?”
Morgan, along with Rapinoe, was met with a mix of reaction on social media:
Baffles me when I see Footballers not singing their national anthem! @alexmorgan13 & Megan Rapinoe. I'd stand their proud singing my anthem, representing my country!
— Kirsty Jones (@KirstyJones07) June 28, 2019
Their obviously not! ?? #WomensWorldCup #FIFAWWC #FRAUSA #USA
Am I the only one that saw @alexmorgan13 join @mPinoe’s protest by not singing the national anthem?!? #lfg ??#FIFAWomensWorldCup19
— Liz L-S (@eils16) June 28, 2019
I have bled for this Country and permanently damaged my body, so to see @mPinoe and @alexmorgan13 disrespect the Flag while representing the U.S. is disheartening. Bless the rest of the team that belted out the National Anthem proudly. #FRAUSA
— Sean Oberdick (@SeanBigO) June 28, 2019
Personally, I love that Megan Rapinoe and Alex Morgan don���t sing the national anthem ??♂️
— Tasia Biege (@TBiege) June 28, 2019
