Pro Football Hall of Famer Brett Favre is scheduled to join former President Trump at a rally in Wisconsin days before Election Day next week.
The Trump campaign announced Favre as a guest speaker during Trump's visit to Green Bay on Wednesday. The event will be held at the Resch Center.
Favre, a Green Bay Packers legend, is an avid supporter of Republican presidential candidates and supported Trump in 2020 when he ran against Joe Biden.
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Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre, 4, signals during a game against the Carolina Panthers on November 18, 2007 at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Jeff Hanisch/USA Today Sports)
He said last year that the United States was in a “better place” when Trump was president.
“I think our country is better off because of him,” he told Jason Whitlock on the “Fearless” podcast. “I think Donald was an apolitical president, and I liked that about him. Was he perfect? Absolutely not. Am I perfect? Absolutely not. Me and others. We're all flawed.'' But I really felt like he was leading our country to a better place and really cared about the people of our country. .
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Republican presidential candidate and former President Trump arrive to attend a press conference at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport on Friday, October 25, 2024, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
“Black, white, Hispanic, Asian, you name it. If you were an American citizen, I think he cared about you first and foremost. I wish our current president had the same mindset. I don't know if it is.
In 2020, Favre supported Trump after a summer of racial unrest following the death of George Floyd, citing the president's stance on free speech, gun rights, and support for the military and police. did.
Brett Favre has expressed support for former President Trump in the past. (Ken Ruinard/USA Today Network)
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“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. This election, we have a choice. “And based on these principles, my vote is for (Donald Trump),” Favre wrote in X magazine at the time.
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