Trump is the master of mean. Yet he outdid himself celebrating the US Women’s Soccer team’s early exit from the FIFA World Cup competition, accusing them of being “openly hostile to America,” and insisting “woke equals failure.” How dare these women want equal pay? How dare they want equal rights? How dare they seek a society that is inclusive and tolerant? How dare they not sing (maybe their minds are on the game they are about to play??). They are not hostile to America. They are hostile to those who would create an America that excludes, demeans and vilifies anyone who is different. These American women on our national soccer team are superior athletes who have dedicated their lives to playing at a world-cup level that Trump and his toadies could never begin to achieve or comprehend. So this year was an early exit. That’s sports. That’s life. But these women will regroup, they will learn, and they will be better and stronger for it. That Trump and his mini-meanie conservatives are loud and shrill in their glee at the USWNT’s early loss is simply an indication of their fear of strong women who have the courage to demand that America live up to its claim that all are created equal, with inalienable rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. The US Women’s national team is not hostile to America. They simply want to hold the US to a higher standard, one that is inclusive and equal for all. Trump and his acolytes quail in the face of this strength of mind, will and body - and their only recourse is the coward’s way out - to vilify this valiant team that terrifies them, to label these women, who proudly stood up and who did their best - as un-American. This women’s team makes Trump and his conservative mini-means look small, and they lash out with boorish comments to try to compensate. Equal pay. Equal rights. Inclusivity. Freedom to learn and to love what and whom you please. Freedom to fail, to stand up, and have the courage to play again. This is what America should be. It is what these women demand, and what Trump and company fear and seek to suppress.