NFL legend Brett Favre has aimed a subtle dig at Taylor Swift after the popstar endorsed Kamala Harris in the presidential election last week.
The former Green Bay Packers quarterback also praised Patrick Mahomes after the Kansas City Chiefs star opted against stating his political allegiances.
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.
The megastar, who is dating Mahomes’ teammate Travis Kelce, said she was voting for the vice president ‘because she fights for the rights and causes I believe need a warrior to champion them.’
It came after her fellow Chiefs WAG, Brittany Mahomes, announced her support for Donald Trump in the election. For a second straight game, Swift did not sit with Mahomes at Arrowhead Stadium for the Chiefs’ win over the Bengals on Sunday.
NFL legend Brett Favre has aimed a dig at Taylor Swift for her endorsement of Kamala Harris
Favre – who is a Trump supporter – said ‘it’s not going to be a good thing’ if voters are ‘swayed by their fav pop artist’
Swift’s decision to support Harris has attracted plenty of criticism from Republicans and other figures, including Favre.
The Super Bowl champion and three-time NFL MVP, who endorsed Trump in 2020, replied to a video of Mahomes staying neutral on politics by aiming a shot at Swift.
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].’
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.
Many were quick to call out Favre’s hypocrisy after he endorsed Donald Trump in 2020
In the wake of Swift’s endorsement of Harris, Trump hit back and declared his ‘hate’ for her. In an all-caps posting on his Truth Social media account, Trump wrote, ‘I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT!’
Trump, who has 7.71 million followers on Truth Social, initially had dismissed Swift’s endorsement of Harris by saying he was ‘not a Taylor fan.’
But, with public opinion polls showing Harris gaining significant ground on Trump in what is expected to be a close November 5 presidential election, he ratcheted up his rhetoric against one of the most successful recording artists in history.
After the Trump post, Harris’ vice presidential running mate Tim Walz wrote on X: ‘Swifties: With your help we’re gonna defeat the smallest man who ever lived.’
One of Swift’s songs is titled ‘The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived.’
Trump’s rage against Swift brought a torrent of supporters to proclaim on X, ‘I LOVE TAYLOR SWIFT,’ while others came to Trump’s defense by attacking the administration of Democratic President Joe Biden.
After she supported Democratic candidates in the 2018 elections, Trump said in response to reporters’ questions at the White House: ‘Let’s say that I like Taylor’s music about 25 per cent less now.’
Swift took to Instagram and told her 284 million followers that she planned to vote for Harris
In an all-caps posting on his Truth Social media account, Trump wrote, ‘I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT!’
Meanwhile on Monday, 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.
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.
