AOC invites US women's soccer team to Congress after star rejects Trump's White House invitation.

After U.S. women's soccer star Megan Rapinoe declared she's "not going to the f***ing White House" if the team wins the World Cup, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) has stepped in to invite the team to tour Congress, according to The Hill.

Ocasio-Cortez extended the invitation after the U.S. women's national team won it's quarterfinals match against France 2-1, with Rapinoe scoring both U.S. goals.

"It may not be the White House, but we'd be happy to welcome & the entire #USWMNT for a tour of the House of Representatives anytime they'd like," Ocasio-Cortez tweeted Friday.

Rapinoe replied shortly after, saying "Consider it done."

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Is Ms. Rapinoe speaking for the whole team or herself only? So the whole team will meet Congressional Democrats but not President? I do not think Ms. Rapinoe is interested in meeting any Republicans in House or Senate...Just my speculation... Was there some athlete who refused to meet either President Clinton or President Obama? However, that athlete met only with GOP leaders in House and Senate? Was there anybody who did such a thing? I would have no problem if President Trump just ignores the team...

She should be removed from the team. She’s supposed to be representing the USA. If she wants to answer political questions apart from soccer and the US team, fine, but an intelligent person would have just said, “No comment.” But she’s a liberal. They don’t understand such things. She thinks she’s tough and that she’s striking a blow, but she has the mentality of a whiny teenager.

Was there some athlete who refused to meet either President Clinton or President Obama? There were some individuals from championship teams who declined the White House visit while obozo was president. The Ravens center and one of the Boston Bruins. They did not do alternative House visits.... Further, who elected Rapinoe as spokesperson for the USWNT?!

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