Tom Brady once faced massive scrutiny for allegedly supporting Donald Trump’s Presidential campaign
Tom Brady said his relationship with Trump was mischaracterized.
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Tom Brady is widely considered the greatest quarterback of all time. During his 23-year-long illustrious career, the Buccaneers-Patriots legend has faced many up and downs. Whether it’s on-field or off the field, Brady has seen many highs and lows in his career. In one particular instance, the legendary QB faced massive scrutiny for allegedly endorsing Donald Trump during his 2016 Presidential campaign.
The history between the former US President Donald Trump and the Buccaneers legend goes way back. Both of them played golf on several occasions during Tom Brady’s early football career. Furthermore, Brady served as a judge at the 2002 Miss USA pageant, which was owned by Trump at that time.
Moreover, when Donald Trump was campaigning to become the US President in 2016, a red hat with his campaign slogan Make America Great Again was found in 10-time Pro Bowl QB’s locker which led to massive scrutiny.
Brady received heavy backlash from many people since Trump had a lot of controversial opinions. The then-Patriots QB was constantly asked about Trump’s comments and once he even ended a press conference abruptly after he was asked about the Billionaire’s Vulgarity.
Tom Brady claims his relationship with Donald Trump has been mischaracterized
The former Buccaneers QB Tom Brady was once massively criticized for his relationship with former US President Donald Trump. Later in 2022, Brady had to clarify his friendship with Trump in a cover story for Vogue Magazine.
“I think [the press] just mischaracterized a lot,” Brady claimed in his interview with Vogue. “And I’m not responsible for what other people say. I’m really responsible for what I say. So if people want to say things that I said or that I’m about, that’s up to them, and I’m not going to respond to all those things all the time either.”
“This was 17 or 18 years ago,” Brady told Variety about playing golf with Trump. “I was so young. I got to go to a private golf course, I thought it was the coolest thing in the world.”
Furthermore, the seven-time Super Bowl Champion also claimed that he hadn’t talked to Trump in a long time. “No. I haven’t talked to him in a lot of years,” claimed the former Patriots QB.
Nevertheless, Brady recently announced his retirement from playing football at 45 years of age. Post-retirement he is spending a lot of time with his family and recently announced that he will wait till the fall of 2024 to make his debut as a sports broadcaster for Fox Sports Network.
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