Reid: Conservatives ‘Relished’ Women’s World Cup Exit, Saving Women’s Sports Is a ‘Sham’

REID We begin tonight ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump obliterating norms ░░░░░░░░ his political and personal ░░░░░░░░ norms like rooting for ░░░░░░░░ country on the international ░░░░░░░░ Call it patriotism fandom ░░░░░░░░ you want to characterize ░░░░░░░░ we generally root for ░░░░░░░░ home team when American ░░░░░░░░ compete abroad and we ░░░░░░░░ sad with them when ░░░░░░░░ lose The defeats can ░░░░░░░░ soul crushing and a ░░░░░░░░ of stomachs churned on ░░░░░░░░ when the U S ░░░░░░░░ team lost to Sweden ░░░░░░░░ the Women s World ░░░░░░░░ It was an agonizing ░░░░░░░░ for the top ranked ░░░░░░░░ s soccer team in ░░░░░░░░ world especially when soccer ░░░░░░░░ Megan Rapinoe missed a ░░░░░░░░ penalty kick contributing to ░░░░░░░░ loss And then something ░░░░░░░░ happened Conservatives relished America ░░░░░░░░ loss expressing a maniacal ░░░░░░░░ over their and by ░░░░░░░░ I mean our country ░░░░░░░░ World Cup exit They ░░░░░░░░ a clear message that ░░░░░░░░ s only America first ░░░░░░░░ Republican trolls like you ░░░░░░░░ all of that argle ░░░░░░░░ about saving women s ░░░░░░░░ well we knew that ░░░░░░░░ a sham but man ░░░░░░░░ they make it clear ░░░░░░░░ the way they kicked ░░░░░░░░ women s team President ░░░░░░░░ meanwhile did what perfectly ░░░░░░░░ humans do and what ░░░░░░░░ have always done in ░░░░░░░░ instances he congratulated the ░░░░░░░░ including with a post ░░░░░░░░ ex Twitter You ve ░░░░░░░░ your country proud his ░░░░░░░░ read I m looking ░░░░░░░░ to seeing how you ░░░░░░░░ to inspire Americans with ░░░░░░░░ grit and determination on ░░░░░░░░ off the field It ░░░░░░░░ what we re supposed ░░░░░░░░ expect right A totally ░░░░░░░░ standard encouraging response from ░░░░░░░░ U S leader not ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump As for ░░░░░░░░ well Trump gotta Trump ░░░░░░░░ when it comes to ░░░░░░░░ and so he trashed ░░░░░░░░ cheering the team s ░░░░░░░░ claiming they lost because ░░░░░░░░ wokeness while somehow blaming ░░░░░░░░ for the whole entire ░░░░░░░░ Trump and his MAGA ░░░░░░░░ specifically piled on Megan ░░░░░░░░ the star athlete who ░░░░░░░░ come to represent for ░░░░░░░░ everything that s wrong ░░░░░░░░ America making her the ░░░░░░░░ casualty in the culture ░░░░░░░░ and the latest example ░░░░░░░░ the ethos of Trumpism ░░░░░░░░ s freakout isn t ░░░░░░░░ about winning or losing ░░░░░░░░ even about soccer or ░░░░░░░░ as everybody else in ░░░░░░░░ world calls it It ░░░░░░░░ about blowing up norms ░░░░░░░░ as well as institutions ░░░░░░░░ don’t serve him.”