Aaron Rodgers ignored Donald Trump, who could have been his political opponent, on Saturday night while the former US president attended UFC 302.
Trump, who was convicted Thursday of 34 counts of falsifying business records, shook hands with several fans as he walked past Rodgers, and many of them defended him.
But the Jets quarterback, who was with his former Packers teammate Marcedes Lewis, remained seated as Trump smiled at him.
Meanwhile, Rodgers kept a straight face and did not appear to make eye contact with Trump.
Late last month, Rodgers revealed how much he considered becoming Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s running mate, suggesting he was rejecting RFK and not the other way around.
Aaron Rodgers didn’t recognize Donald Trump as he walked by during UFC 302
Trump smiled in the direction of Rodgers and his former teammate Marcedes Lewis.
The New York Times had previously reported that Rodgers was on RFK’s short list of running mates, although that position ultimately went to businesswoman Nicole Shanahan.
“I love Bobby. We had a couple of really nice conversations,” Rodgers told reporters from the Jets facility.
‘But there were actually two options. It was either retire and be his vice president or continue playing. And I wanted to keep playing.”
Trump received a standing ovation Saturday night at the Prudential Center following the conclusion of his hush money trial.
Chants of ‘USA, USA!’ broke out, after Trump followed the entrance of wrestler Sean Strickland
Aaron Rodgers has hinted that it was his choice not to be RFK Jr.’s vice presidential candidate.
He entered the arena around 10 pm ET with UFC boss Dana White and was greeted with chants of ‘USA, USA!’
Chants of ‘we want Trump’ and ‘fuck Joe Biden’ were heard among the crowd.
Trump was also warmly greeted by comedian Theo Von, who shook the president’s hand.
The jury in Trump’s trial found that he illegally influenced the 2016 election by concealing a $130,000 hush payment to porn star Stormy Daniels, who claimed to have had a consensual sexual encounter with Trump a decade earlier (Trump reported it). has denied).
Each charge carries a possible maximum sentence of up to four years in prison.
Trump will be sentenced on July 11, although a prison sentence is unlikely to follow.
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