Megan Rapinoe's coach says the team has her back after Trump's comments.
Rapinoe and Ellis addressed the media on Thursday ... where Rapinoe dug in on her
-- saying,"I stand by the comments that I made about not wanting to go to the White House, with the exception of the expletive"When asked if Rapinoe's comments have been a distraction to the team, Ellis shot that down -- and said,"We all support Megan, she knows that." Ellis added,"We know we have each other's backs in there. I think for our players, there is only one purpose, one mission that we're here. Comments, media, whatever, it's always been something that I think we can block out pretty easily.", backed up Megan on social media -- saying she'll"sit this one out as well. I don’t support this administration nor their fight against LGBTQ+ citizens, immigrants & our most vulnerable.
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