Nick Bosa dodged a Donald Trump-related question Sunday night after the 49ers pass rusher made a political statement by showing off his MAGA hat on television.
Bosa interrupted teammates Brock Purdy, George Kittle and Isaac Guerendo’s post-game NBC interview to point out his ‘Make America Great Again’ hat and show his support for former President Trump ahead of the upcoming election.
However, the 27-year-old was more reserved after the match when asked about his decision to wear the cap.
“I’m not going to talk too much about it, but I think it’s an important moment,” he said on the podium, wearing a different cap on his head.
Bosa was then he asked if in the past he had been tempted to talk more about his political beliefs.
Nick Bosa was reluctant to talk much about his Donald Trump hat on Sunday night.
He had crashed his teammates’ postgame NBC interview to show off the MAGA hat.
“It’s definitely a little easier nowadays, but no, I don’t feel inclined to do it,” he said.
“It’s just a different climate.”
Bosa’s reluctance to talk about his MAGA hat was criticized by many online, including former US men’s national team forward and current MLS Apple TV analyst Taylor Twellman.
“I’ll be waiting for the ‘shut up and bargain’ crowd to chime in… I have no problem standing up for what you believe in, no matter what it is, but why wear the hat and then go back to talking about it???” If it’s that important to you?!’, Twellman wrote in X in response to a clip of Bosa’s response. ‘I am very confused by this whole matter. You?!’
Bosa has been an outspoken Trump supporter in the past, tweeting pro-Trump content before being drafted second overall by the 49ers in 2019.
He previously tweeted “I love this man” while retweeting a video of Trump’s weekly speech and posting a photo of himself giving a thumbs up next to a cardboard cutout of Trump.
Bosa, of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, was also quoted as saying he is a “huge fan” of Trump, adding, “He brings a charisma that no other candidate has had in my lifetime,” according to SF Gate.
He was also photographed alongside the 45th president earlier this year with Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow.