Pro soccer player blasts media for praising Megan Rapinoe while blasting Christian Pulisic for Trump dance

After scoring a extremity connected Monday, U.S. men's shot prima Christian Pulisic joined the question of athletes who are pulling retired President-elect Trump's "YMCA" creation arsenic a celebration.

Pulisic told reporters afterward helium "thought it was funny" and said the creation moves were not "political" successful nature.

But that didn't prevention him from scrutiny.

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Christian Pulisic and Megan Rapinoe. (Getty Images/IMAGN)

The U.S. Soccer Federation (USSF) did not code Pulisic’s dance, but chopped that portion of the clip retired erstwhile reposting the people connected its societal media accounts. However, anonymous USSF officials expressed dismay to The Athletic connected Tuesday.

"Literally cipher present is surprised," a USSF worker told the outlet. "It doesn’t consciousness that way, astatine least. But it’s inactive truly disappointing, to accidental the least."

Another worker added that the enactment has "more pressing things to interest about."

Well, a erstwhile subordinate of the United States men's shot younker programme took a changeable astatine the media for ripping Pulisic, posting a communicative by The Athletic that was headlined, "Christian Pulisic, the Donald Trump creation and wherefore existent leaders see the interaction of their actions."

The United States' Christian Pulisic brings the shot down the transportation arsenic Jamaica's Tayvon Gray gives pursuit during their CONCACAF Nations League quarterfinal 2nd limb shot lucifer astatine CityPark successful St. Louis connected Monday. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

"Megan Rapinoe shouts and screams astir each extremist wide thought and the shot media claps similar seals astatine her. Christian Pulisic does the trump creation and present the shot media says helium should interest astir what ‘message’ it sends," Andrew Carleton wrote connected X connected Wednesday.

In the story, The Athletic writer Jeff Reuter besides warned the shot prima to "consider the impact" of the creation determination and wherefore helium "may travel to regret" it.

United States guardant Christian Pulisic controls the shot arsenic Jamaica midfielder Joel Latibeaudiere defends during their CONCACAF Nations League quarterfinal 2nd limb shot lucifer astatine CityPark successful St. Louis connected Monday. (Jeff Curry-Imagn Images)

"Pulisic tin creation if helium wants to. Any instrumentality of 1980s one-hit wonders knows that. But it’s 1 happening to accidental you’re a person and different to bash what leaders do: see however their actions volition beryllium perceived by their teammates and others," helium wrote. "And yes, that extends to dances — particularly erstwhile you’re virtually mimicking the creation of an elected leader. Rather than immoderate of the countless apolitical shimmies helium could person chosen, this was a deliberate reference."

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Carleton past played successful the United Soccer League for the Las Vegas Lights past year. He was a subordinate of the US U20 squad successful 2019.

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