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LAS14

(13,783 posts)
Mon Feb 6, 2017, 12:15 AM Feb 2017

Is there anything more than finding a "Make America Great Again" hat in his locker?

I'm desperate to find some excuse to dig myself out of this quagmire of ambivalence. I Googled "What does Tom Brady say about Trump" and couldn't find anything but this about the hat... Maybe he's not guilty of anything more than being abysmally a-political and travelling in very rich circles? The Clintons used to be friends with Trump.

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Trust Buster

(7,299 posts)
3. I did a little research. Pats owner Robert Kraft donated more money to Democratic Super Pacs in
Mon Feb 6, 2017, 12:22 AM
Feb 2017

the last 10 years than any NFL owner by far. I don't like to mix sports with my politics.

LAS14

(13,783 posts)
6. Yeah, but how much did he donate to the Republicans?
Mon Feb 6, 2017, 12:38 AM
Feb 2017

Especially this year. Don't get me wrong, I'd really like it if he turned out to only be socially connected w/Trump.

 

Trust Buster

(7,299 posts)
8. The article I read claimed that most NFL owners are Republican donors. Ironically, the owner of
Mon Feb 6, 2017, 12:44 AM
Feb 2017

the Pats and Falcons are Democratic donors. In another irony, the owner of tonight's venue, Houston Texans, is the biggest Republican donor of all NFL teams.

Lisa0825

(14,487 posts)
7. I have seen articles in which he said Trump was a friend.
Mon Feb 6, 2017, 12:41 AM
Feb 2017

How anyone could be friends with that piece of shit is beyond me.

MANative

(4,112 posts)
10. Brady said about two weeks ago re Trump that...
Mon Feb 6, 2017, 12:54 AM
Feb 2017

(paraphrasing) "Just because I'm friends with someone doesn't mean I agree with them on everything."

Brady quote

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