When asked about it, she stood by the comment.

“I don’t think that I would want to go,” Rapinoe said this week, “and I would encourage my teammates to think hard about lending that platform or having that co-opted by an administration that doesn’t feel the same way and doesn’t fight for the same things that we fight for.”

With this in mind, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) extended an invitation of her own on Twitter after Friday’s victory, offering to host Rapinoe and the rest of the national team at the House of Representatives.

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“It may not be the White House, but we’d be happy to welcome @mPinoe & the entire #USWMNT for a tour of the House of Representatives anytime they’d like,” Ocasio-Cortez tweeted.

Rapinoe took her up on it.

Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) then added to Ocasio-Cortez’s invite.

“.@AOC no doubt the food & the company would be much better. I’ll bring the red velvet cake. @mPinoe your squad in?” Pressley tweeted.

Earlier this week, President Trump said Rapinoe’s decision to not sing along when “The Star-Spangled Banner” plays before each World Cup game was inappropriate. Trump later tweeted that “leagues and teams love coming to the White House. I am a big fan of the American Team, and Women’s Soccer, but Megan should WIN first before she TALKS! Finish the job!

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“Megan should never disrespect our Country, the White House, or our Flag, especially since so much has been done for her & the team,” Trump added. “Be proud of the Flag that you wear. The USA is doing GREAT!” He then invited the entire team to visit the White House.

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Two of Rapinoe’s teammates, Ali Krieger and Alex Morgan, have backed up her stance, saying they, too, will not visit the White House.

“In regards to the ‘President’s’ tweet today, I know women who you cannot control or grope anger you, but I stand by @mPinoe & will sit this one out as well,” Krieger tweeted Wednesday. “I don’t support this administration nor their fight against LGBTQ+ citizens, immigrants & our most vulnerable.”

“I don’t stand for a lot of things the current office stands for,” Morgan told Time magazine in May.