They want a world where only one opinion is allowed. “Where people are responsible for the opinions of others is in a totalitarian dictatorship where only one opinion is allowed…that’s what the sports media wants. “You can be friends with people with different political opinions than you, and it’s not your responsibility to take ownership of their opinions,” Outkick’s Clay Travis observed in reacting to this article published in what he described as a “dying newspaper” with no audience. Laura Ingraham dunks on the NBA for selling out to China James and virtually the entire NBA is, however, getting away with bashing America and its former president while remaining silent, for revenue reasons, over China’s rampant human rights violations. As a practical matter, therefore, both personally and professionally, “social distancing” from Trump may be understandable, if not requiredĪmong other things, Armour went on to approvingly cite NFL Hall of Famer and FS1 host Shannon Sharpe’s assertion that LeBron James or another prominent black athlete could never get away with saying that “Minister Farrakhan is just my friend.” “Even Brady’s aversion to talking about politics or current events is itself a form of privilege,” Armour insisted, however.īrady and supermodel wife Gisele Bundchen navigate in elite celebrity circles where former entertainment celebrity Trump is now a pariah. Moreover, Brady, who is typically very guarded in his public statements, has distanced himself from Trump, steered clear of overt political comments contrary to the premise of the article, and even declined to go the White House with the Pats when they celebrated their 2018 Super Bowl championship with the president.
#Ipicture of trump hat in bradys locker pro
Pro athletes get swag of all kinds without endorsing same. Brady, who was a golfing buddy of Trump, said at the time that team owner Robert Kraft, also a Trump friend, was the go-between for the hat transfer.
Gisele Bundchen has weighed in on her family’s support for Trump with a two-letter smackdown: “No!” The remark came in the comments of a photo she posted on Instagram after a fan asked if she and Brady were supporting Trump.The sports media is still experiencing something perhaps along the lines of a nervous breakdown over a September 2015 incident when a MAGA hat was spotted in the locker of the then-New England Patriots QB. The two of them have been buddies for years, and back in September a “Make America Great Again” hat was spotted in Brady’s locker.īut wait. But Brady casting a ballot in favor of Trump is exactly what we would have expected.
Trump’s support from Belichick is something of surprise given the coach’s reported history of supporting Democrats and liberal causes. Trump went on to read a letter from Belichick that referred to the candidate as “the ultimate competitor fighter.” “So I said, Tom, you voted for me, you support me, am I allowed to say it tonight to this massive crowd in New Hampshire? He said, ‘If you want to say it, you can say it.’” “This guy is a champ and a winner and he is a great person,” he added. He called today and he said, ‘Donald, I support you, you’re my friend, and I voted for you,'” Trump told the crowd. “Tom Brady, great guy, great friend of mine, great, great champion, unbelievable winner. Tom Brady and Bill Belichick are on the Trump train, the Republican said. Last night at a rally in New Hampshire, Donald Trump announced that he has won the votes of two future NFL Hall of Famers.
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