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Megan Rapinoe Reveals What She\u2019d Say to a Fan Who\u2019s a Trump Supporter: WATCH<\/b><\/p>\n

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Megan Rapinoe sat down with Chuck Todd on NBC News\u2019 Meet The Press<\/em> on Sunday, and talked about the U.S. Women\u2019s soccer team\u2019s World Cup win, equal pay for women<\/a>, and her feud with Donald Trump.<\/p>\n

Asked what opportunity she sees coming out of the World Cup, Rapinoe replied: \u201cI think the opportunity is in everyone\u2019s exhaustion of the fighting and the negative, and our team has managed to make people proud again, to capture people\u2019s interest, to make them want to do something. I think people are asking the question, \u201cHow can we rally around this team?\u201d And in that really what the team stands for, whether it\u2019s equal pay or racial equality or LGBTQ rights. I think we\u2019ve just managed to give people hope. And with that now we need to do the next step, which is to actually take the progress step.\u201d<\/p>\n

Asked Todd: \u201cWhat do you tell a Trump supporter who loves watching you and is like, \u2018I wish she\u2019d go to the White House?’\u201d<\/p>\n

Said Rapinoe: \u201cI think that I would, you know, try to share our message. Do you, you know, believe that all people are created equal? Do you believe that equal pay should be mandated? Do you believe that everyone should have healthcare? Do you believe that we should treat everyone with respect? I think those are the basics of what we\u2019re talking about. And I understand people feel upset or uncomfortable. There\u2019s I think some feelings of disrespect about the anthem protest or things that I\u2019ve said in the past, but ultimately I think I am here open and honest. I\u2019ve admitted mistakes. I will continue to do that. I will continue to be vulnerable and be honest and be open and want to have that conversation because I think Trump\u2019s message excludes people that look like me and that are me, of course, but it excludes a lot of people in his base as well. And I think that he\u2019s trying to divide so he can conquer, not unite so we can all conquer.\u201d<\/p>\n

Asked if there was anything Trump could do to change her mind about a White House visit, Rapinoe replied: \u201cThere\u2019s, like, 50 policy issues that we can probably reverse and get going. I mean, it would take a tremendous amount I think. I understand that progress is sometimes slow and I\u2019ll never close any door all the way. But I think it would take more than Trump is willing to do.\u201d<\/p>\n

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