Aaron Rodgers is into account to be Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s working mate, and he has former president Donald Trump to thank for that, says Jemele Hill.
Reps for RFK Jr. confirmed that he’s “considering” the New York Jets quarterback to be his vp, as he runs for election as an impartial candidate.
Hill, the ex-ESPN worker, was discussing the wild actuality on “The Dan LeBatard Show” when LeBatard, one other former ESPN host, mentioned he wasn’t certain if he must be laughing or not.
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Aaron Rodgers and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (Getty Photos)
“It would be amusing if it weren’t also terrifying,” Hill quipped.
Nonetheless, Hill mentioned it is not even “the weirdest thing” she’s seen in politics.
“You now look at the possibility of Aaron Rodgers being a serious vice presidential candidate and say to yourself, ‘well, it’s not the weirdest thing – look at our current politics…” she mentioned.
Because the dialog continued, she mentioned that Rodgers’ identify is just within the dialog due to Trump, who had been in actual property and actuality tv earlier than working for president within the 2016 election.
“The unfortunate part of Trump’s presidency … is a lot of people feel like they can do the job,” Hill mentioned. “That they deserve to be in political office because he won.
Aaron Rodgers #8 of the New York Jets takes the field prior to a game against the Buffalo Bills at MetLife Stadium on September 11, 2023 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Michael Owens/Getty Images)
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“If you happen to’re Aaron Rodgers, no matter quite a few idiotic issues that you’ve got mentioned, why would you assume you do not have an opportunity at this? Our political cycle actually proves you might have an awesome shot at maybe changing into the vp merely due to your identify, just because he has a legion of people that doesn’t thoughts his bulls–t. So right here you go.”
According to Pat McAfee, who often hosts Rodgers on his ESPN show, the four-time MVP was in Costa Rica on an ayahuasca retreat when the news broke
Rodgers has been outspoken about his support for Kennedy, even saying he would like to be in a tag-team match with Kennedy as his partner against Dr. Anthony Fauci and “Mr. Pfizer” Travis Kelce. When he dropped that bomb, he referred to RFK Jr. as “my man.”
Rodgers recently called Kennedy’s “State of Our Union” video X “presidential.”
Aaron Rodgers #8 of the New York Jets looks on before kickoff against the Cleveland Browns at Cleveland Browns Stadium on December 28, 2023 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Cooper Neill/Getty Images)
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Kennedy will announce his running mate on March 26. Rodgers played just four snaps last season before rupturing his Achilles.
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