NFL Hall of Famer Brett Favre is set to join former President Donald Trump at a rally in Wisconsin next week.Â
As the Race for the White House enters its final stretch, the legendary quarterback, who recently revealed his Parkinson’s diagnosis, has thrown his support behind the Republican candidate.
The Packers icon, 55, will appear in Wisconsin next week, just days before voters head to the polls on November 5, to address the crowd in Green Bay as a guest speaker, the Trump campaign has announced.Â
Favre has been a staunch supporter of Trump, endorsing him in 2020 when he ran against Joe Biden, citing the President’s support for the first and second amendment, as well as police and military for his backing.Â
Last year, the Super Bowl winner claimed that the nation was a ‘better place’ when Trump occupied the Oval Office.Â
Hall of Famer Brett Favre is set to join former President Donald Trump at a rally in Wisconsin
The ex-quarterback will address the crowd in Green Bay next week – days before election day
‘I think our country was in better shape with him,’ he told Jason Whitlock on the ‘Fearless’ podcast.Â
‘I think Donald was a non-political president, and I liked that about him. Was he perfect? Absolutely not. Am I perfect? Absolutely not. I’m flawed just like the rest of ’em. We’re all flawed. But I really felt like he had our country in a better place and really cared about our people in our country.Â
‘Black, White, Hispanic, Asian — you name it. I think if you were an American citizen, he cared about you, first and foremost. I don’t know if our current president has the same mentality.
‘I wouldn’t even call myself a Republican, or Democrat or Independent — I just know what I believe in. I think that the people that are in this country should come first. The care, and the focus, and the vision should be on bettering the people in this country and I don’t know if that’s the case now.’Â
Meanwhile, just last month the three-time MVP took a shot at Taylor Swift, the popstar girlfriend of Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce, after she endorsed Kamala Harris.Â
Immediately following last week’s Trump-Harris TV debate, Swift took to Instagram and told her 284 million followers that she planned to vote for Harris.Â
The former Super Bowl winner has been a staunch supporter of the former PresidentÂ
The three-time MVP spent 16 seasons in Green Bay, winning the Super Bowl in 1997Â
The megastar said she was voting for the vice president ‘because she fights for the rights and causes I believe need a warrior to champion them.’Â
Favre replied to a video of Patrick Mahomes staying neutral on politics by aiming a shot at Swift.Â
He posted on X: ‘Good take by Mahomes — I see a lot of celebs trying to influence their audience instead of letting the people think for themselves.
‘If the best choice for them ain’t clear and they’re easily swayed by their fav pop artist, it’s not going to be a good thing.’
Many were quick to call out Favre’s hypocrisy after he used his platform to endorse Trump in 2020.
Writing on X in October 2020, he said: ‘My Vote is for what makes this country great, freedom of speech and religion, the second amendment, hard-working tax-paying citizens, police and military.
‘In this election, we have freedom of choice, which all should respect. For me and these principles, my vote is for [Donald Trump].’
The NFL legend aimed a dig at Taylor Swift for her endorsement of Kamala Harris last month
Many were quick to call out Favre’s hypocrisy after he endorsed Donald Trump in 2020
Favre was slammed for saying he ‘found it hard to believe’ Derek Chauvin intended to kill George Floyd in Minneapolis in 2020. He also criticized NFL players for distracting from football by kneeling during the national anthem to protest racism.Â
Meanwhile in September, a federal appeals court refused to revive a defamation lawsuit that Favre filed against Shannon Sharpe.
Favre filed the lawsuit over comments Sharpe made in 2022 on a Fox Sports show amid a developing Mississippi welfare scandal involving millions of dollars diverted to rich and powerful people.
Mississippi State Auditor Shad White said Favre improperly received $1.1 million in speaking fees to go toward a volleyball arena at The University of Southern Mississippi, where Favre had played football and where his daughter was playing volleyball.
Swift took to Instagram and told her 284 million followers that she planned to vote for Harris
The fees were from a nonprofit organization that spent Temporary Assistance for Needy Families money with approval from the state Department of Human Services.
Sharpe said Favre was ‘taking from the underserved,’ that he ‘stole money from people that really needed that money’ and that someone would have to be a sorry person ‘to steal from the lowest of the low.’
Favre was not charged with breaking the law and had paid back $1.1 million. White said in a court filing in February that Favre still owed $729,790 because interest caused growth in the original amount he owed.
Favre sued Sharpe over his criticism on the show. A federal district judge tossed the suit, and the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected Favre’s appeal Monday. The ruling said Sharpe’s comments were constitutionally protected opinions based on publicly known facts.
