The World Cup winner and US national team star said that the riot was in line with history, claiming: "This is America. Make no mistake about it."
U.S. women's national team (USWNT) star Megan Rapinoe has hit out at Donald Trump for inciting a "white supremacist mob" in last week's deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol.
On Wednesday, a pro-Trump mob stormed the U.S. Capitol as lawmakers were certifying president-elect Joe Biden's victory over Trump in November's election. Amid the chaos five people died, including a police officer.
Trump has been heavily criticised for inciting the mob, which backed the president's false claim that the election had been stolen from him due to voter fraud.