President Barack Obama: ‘Playing like a girl means you’re a badass’

President Barack Obama praised the U.S. women’s national soccer team at the White House yesterday, Oct. 27, where the badass women, who won the 2015 FIFA World Cup in July, were honored for their achievements.

“This team taught all of America’s children that ‘playing like a girl’ means you’re a badass,” POTUS said as he looked on at the team members.
The 54-year-old president also singled out midfielder Carli Lloyd, who played a crucial role in the United States’ big win against Japan, reports NPR.


“And Carli’s performance was so good that by the time the game was over, someone had changed her title on Wikipedia from ‘midfielder’ to ‘president of the United States.’ which, by the way, the job is about to open up,” he said, poking fun at the current election. “I guarantee you Carli knows more about being president than some of the folks who are running. But that’s a whole other topic of conversation,” he continued.

The father of two, Malia, 17, and Natasha, 14, went on to applaud the soccer stars for shattering stereotypes. “They’ve inspired millions of girls to dream bigger, and by the way, inspired millions of boys to look at girls differently, which is just as important. Playing like a girl means being the best,” the president said. “That’s what American women do. That’s what American girls do. That’s why we celebrate this team. They’ve done it with class. They’ve done it with the right way. They’ve done it with excitement. They’ve done with style. We are very, very proud of them.”


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