Former NFL star Antonio Brown has continued to show his support for former President Donald Trump ahead of next month’s US presidential election.
The controversial former receiver arrived at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, for the Republican candidate’s final rally.
The former Steelers star, who left Pennsylvania in 2018 when he was traded to the Raiders, took to the podium and addressed the crowd of Trump supporters after mocking his appearance on social media earlier this week.
“Before I get too deep into my speech, I know the media is going to call me crazy,” Brown said. ‘Trump and I are crazy to have me here talking.
‘But I want to make this clear… we are not. They are.’
Brown then took aim at Democratic candidates Kamala Harris and Tim Walz, even calling the latter “Tim tampon.”
Former NFL star Antonio Brown (left) has continued to show his support for Donald Trump
“Kamala Harris and Tim Walz, you really know they want to put tampons in the boys’ bathroom,” he added. ‘Is that crazy? That’s really crazy, right?
And by the way, Tim Walz, he’s not a real football coach. I could never protect myself.
The Super Bowl winner arrived alongside his former Steeler teammate, Le’Veon Bell, who donned a T-shirt with photos of Trump and his opponent Kamala Harris with the slogan ‘Trump or the Hobo?’
The former football couple waved to the crowd as they posed for selfies with supporters waiting in line to enter the rally just under three hours before it began.
Brown had hinted that he would give a speech earlier this week in a social media post, which contained a screenshot of an email purportedly from the Trump campaign.
“It’s time to help make REAL change,” he wrote alongside the photo. ‘It’s time to make a difference. It’s time.’
Brown has been open about his support for the 45th president online, recently accusing NBC of conspiring against fellow Trump supporter Elon Musk at a Steelers game earlier this month.
The X boss had sent Pittsburgh fans into a frenzy while attending a prime-time game at Acrisure Stadium, a day after joining Donald Trump on stage at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
The receiver posed for selfies with his fans alongside his former NFL player Le’Veon Bell (R).
Bell, a former running back for the Pittsburgh Steelers, donned a T-shirt with photos of Trump and his opponent Kamala Harris with the slogan: “Trump or the bum?”
Despite the 53-year-old’s attendance at the Steelers’ Week 5 matchup, Musk couldn’t get the Taylor Swift treatment as NBC’s coverage didn’t appear to show him in the stands.
Brown claimed that the network intentionally avoided Musk on its broadcast as a form of media censorship against the Trump campaign.
“Another reason to go out and vote,” he posted. “Media censorship is real and will only get worse unless it is changed.”
There is no evidence to suggest that NBC intentionally avoided showing Musk as Brown alleges. DailyMail.com has contacted NBC Sports for comment.
Brown publicly endorsed Trump for the first time in May and even promised to help him win a second term.
“I will endorse Trump,” Brown told Outkick. ‘I never met him. I admire his business moves and study his father, Fred Trump.
“But I think Donald Trump is a good businessman, comes from a good family and has been a good president.
He added: “You know he likes black people running campaigns, preferably football players.” So Donald Trump, you heard it right here from the AB man: inauguration, send me my bag or whatever…’
Brown has been outspoken in his support of former President Trump on social media.
Brown also praised Trump for the “great things” he had done “for a lot of my brothers in the music industry.”
Even in retirement, the 35-year-old has rarely been out of the headlines due to financial problems and a series of controversial social media outbursts in which he has mocked the likes of Caitlin Clark and Tom Brady.
Last month, he mocked Taylor Swift amid her romance with Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce.
The former receiver referred to Swift’s anatomy before appearing to suggest Kelce should date a black woman.
Before that, he wrote alongside a photo of Taylor and Brittany Mahomes hugging: “White people for Trump.”
It came after Brittany, the wife of Chiefs quarterback Patrick and a close friend of the pop star, faced backlash for liking a Trump-related post.
In March, he shared what appeared to be an AI-generated cartoon image of himself wearing a Pittsburgh Steelers jersey, kissing the singer, who is wearing a light blue cheerleader uniform.
‘Step aside Jizelle, what are these Swifties talking about? #CTESPN,” he wrote alongside the image on X, formerly known as Twitter, referring to Tom Brady’s ex-wife, Gisele Bundchen.
The controversial Super Bowl winner has already launched vile attacks against Taylor Swift (left)
It’s not the first time Brown has targeted Swift, previously sharing images of AI to mock her.
Brown has previously shared photoshopped photos of him and Gisele Bundchen hugging.
Brown appeared to be attempting to irritate Taylor’s fans, known as ‘Swifties’, known for their fierce loyalty and protectiveness towards the Anti-Hero hitmaker.
The cartoon is not the first time Brown has used manipulated images to provoke an NFL star, as he previously used Gisele as a means to deceive his former friend and teammate Brady.
Brady had encouraged the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to acquire the embattled Brown in 2020 amid sexual assault and harassment allegations, which he has since resolved out of court. He even allowed Brown to stay with him in preparation for the season.
A year earlier, Brady had pushed for the New England Patriots to hire Brown, only to have the team cut him after one game when the sexual misconduct allegation first surfaced.
But Brown has attacked his former teammate and the embattled star continually blames Brady for the end of his career.
Brown became angry with Brady over his divorce from Gisele in 2022. He frequently posted photoshopped photos, suggesting that he is having a romantic relationship with Brady’s ex.
