United States women’s soccer star Megan Rapinoe announced her endorsement of Sen. Elizabeth Warren for the 2020 presidential election.
“I truly believe the best things in life are a result of being bold and being real. I’m proud to endorse Elizabeth Warren today, for being bold, for being real, for listening to ALL of us, and for being prepared to navigate the unique challenges we face today as a country,” Rapinoe tweeted Friday afternoon. She also posted a video of the two of them talking on the phone.
I truly believe the best things in life are a result of being bold and being real. I’m proud to endorse Elizabeth Warren today, for being bold, for being real, for listening to ALL of us, and for being prepared to navigate the unique challenges we face today as a country @ewarren pic.twitter.com/9hX3gQYjvo
— Megan Rapinoe (@mPinoe) December 13, 2019
“I just think that it’s amazing. It’s big, it’s bold. I just don’t think we can get to a better place by walking this moderate line so, I appreciate you being out front with that,” the U.S. soccer player said during the phone call. “We have to build a system that takes everybody into account by listening to everybody.”
Rapinoe, 34, said in July that it might be time for a woman to be president, specifically referring to the Massachusetts senator as “just so smart and like, organized. Like, her thoughts are, like, organized. She has this clear message and she’s powerful.”
Earlier this week, Rapinoe was named Sports Illustrated’s sportsperson of the year, which Warren congratulated her on. The U.S. women took home their fourth World Cup in 2019.
