Megan Rapinoe's 'brain is broken', says Clay Travis after she criticized Trump's ban on trans athletes READ MORE: Megan Rapinoe slammed for being 'Anti-American' PODCAST: All the latest headlines, including Trump’s bold move to void Biden’s pardons and Gavin Newsom’s unexpected statue plans By MAX WINTERS and ALEX RASKIN Published: 16:08 GMT, 18 March 2025 | Updated: 16:12 GMT, 18 March 2025 Clay Travis has told Megan Rapinoe her 'brain is broken' after she questioned the reasoning behind Donald Trump's executive order effectively banning trans athletes from women's sports at public institutions. Speaking with soccer publication, MUNDIAL, the former USWNT captain disagreed with the president's claim that he's protecting female athletes from trans rivals. 'Don't tell me it's about the rights of women's sports,' the 39-year-old former Ballon d'Or Féminin winner said. 'That is totally disingenuous to say that.' Travis, the founder of conservative sports website Outkick, hit back at Rapinoe in the replies to DailyMail.com's X post about her comments. He said: 'Megan Rapinoe’s US women’s soccer team lost 5-2 to a group of 15 year old boys from Dallas and now she wants grown men in women’s sports. Her brain is broken.' Travis is referring to the infamous game, which was reported on at the time in April 2017, that became something of a legend in American sports with some questioning if it was true. Megan Rapinoe's 'brain is broken', says Clay Travis after she criticized Trump's ban on trans athletes Rapinoe isn't buying the reasoning behind Trump's executive order on trans athletes Megan Rapinoe slams 'depraved' Donald Trump over order banning trans athletes from women's sports USWNT legend Carli Lloyd later admitted in November 2023 that her two-time World Cup winning team was beaten 5-2 by an FC Dallas Under-15 boys side in a practice game. Pictures also emerged of the FC Dallas youth team posing for pictures with USWNT players. Since his inauguration in January, Trump has signed executive orders requiring the federal government to recognize only two genders and another titled: 'Keeping Men Out of Women's Sports.' In the latter order, the Trump administration vowed to rescind funding to any institution that permits trans athletes to participate in female sports. Since then, the NCAA has amended its policy and now limits women's sports to student-athletes assigned female at birth. But while Trump's order claims to 'protect opportunities for women and girls to compete in safe and fair sports,' Rapinoe insists there's a more sinister purpose at play. 'I think it's just really cruel,' she said. 'You know, if you strip it all back, it's just kind of cruel and depraved. This isn't an issue and you aren't going to be able to Executive Order trans people out of existence. 'We've just gone through a very long period over ten years of really needing to fight just to get to a baseline of, like, equal rights and non-discriminatory behavior, and when people stop just s***ting on women's sports. I think we are sort of at that moment.' USWNT players posed with the Dallas Under 15 players after their shock defeat in 2017 The president recently announced an order titled: 'Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports' Piers Morgan immediately seized on Rapinoe's opinion online, attacking her for calling Trump 'depraved.' 'Imagine thinking that anyone who questions biological men playing in women’s sport is ‘'depraved.,''' the 59-year-old Morgan wrote on X alongside a string of laughing emojis. 'Rapinoe is such a fraud.' Rapinoe has always been critical of Trump but sharpened her focus on the President in 2022 when his hand-picked Supreme Court justices overturned Roe v. Wade, thereby pushing the debate over reproductive rights to the states. And while the World Cup champion admits she is not 'personally scared' about Trump's second term, she admitted in a post-election interview in November that she's fearful for marginalized populations. 'I am nervous, but I also am hopeful. I believe in people and I certainly believe in women and I believe that people want better than the grim, dark, just violent reality that Donald Trump has very clearly laid out for us,' she said. Former soccer player Megan Rapinoe (left) and former basketball player Sue Bird (right) are not only partners, but podcasts co-hosts on their weekly program titled 'A Touch More' Swimmer Lia Thomas and volleyball player Blaire Fleming been the focus of controversy The controversial NWSL legend and partner to retired WNBA superstar Sue Bird has also been a strong supporter of trans rights, both on and off the field. She was among 40 pro athletes to sign a letter in 2023 opposing a bill aimed at excluding trans athletes from women's sports under Title IX – part of the 1970s civil rights act that bars discrimination based on sex. While NCAA officials estimated fewer than 10 transgender athletes playing women's sports at partner schools, the organization has instituted an effective ban moving forward. This comes after athletes such as Penn swimmer Lia Thomas, who identifies as trans, and San Jose State volleyball player Blaire Fleming, who is reportedly trans, found themselves at the center of national controversy in recent years. Donald TrumpMegan RapinoeTeam USA Share or comment on this article: Megan Rapinoe's 'brain is broken', says Clay Travis after she criticized Trump's ban on trans athletes Add comment