Megan Rapinoe, named Sports Illustrated's 2019 Sportsperson of the Year, stands by the U.S. Women's National Team's decision to not visit the White House following their World Cup victory.
A U.S. Soccer rep confirmed to SI's Jenny Vrentas that the USWNT received a private invitation from the White House to visit after it beat the Netherlands.
"Rapinoe says she heard about the outreach on the plane ride home from France, from USSF president Carlos Cordeiro. He suggested a visit to both the White House and Capitol Hill; Rapinoe and another player reiterated they didn’t want to meet with Trump.