NFL legend Brett Favre set to speak at Donald Trump rally in Green Bay

NFL Hall of Famer Brett Favre is group to subordinate erstwhile President Donald Trump astatine a rally successful Wisconsin adjacent week. 

As nan Race for nan White House enters its last stretch, nan legendary quarterback, who precocious revealed his Parkinson's diagnosis, has thrown his support down nan Republican candidate.

The Packers icon, 55, will look successful Wisconsin adjacent week, conscionable days earlier voters caput to nan polls connected November 5, to reside nan crowd successful Green Bay arsenic a impermanent speaker, nan Trump run has announced. 

Favre has been a staunch protagonist of Trump, endorsing him successful 2020 erstwhile he ran against Joe Biden, citing nan President's support for nan first and 2nd amendment, arsenic good arsenic constabulary and subject for his backing. 

Last year, the Super Bowl victor claimed that nan federation was a 'better place' when Trump occupied nan Oval Office. 

'I deliberation our state was successful amended style pinch him,' he told Jason Whitlock connected nan 'Fearless' podcast. 

'I deliberation Donald was a non-political president, and I liked that astir him. Was he perfect? Absolutely not. Am I perfect? Absolutely not. I'm flawed conscionable for illustration nan remainder of 'em. We're each flawed. But I really felt for illustration he had our state successful a amended spot and really cared astir our group successful our country. 

'Black, White, Hispanic, Asian — you sanction it. I deliberation if you were an American citizen, he cared astir you, first and foremost. I don't cognize if our existent president has nan aforesaid mentality.

'I wouldn't moreover telephone myself a Republican, aliases Democrat aliases Independent -- I conscionable cognize what I judge in. I deliberation that nan group that are successful this state should travel first. The care, and nan focus, and nan imagination should beryllium connected bettering nan group successful this state and I don't cognize if that's nan lawsuit now.' 

Meanwhile, conscionable past period nan three-time MVP took a changeable astatine Taylor Swift, nan popstar woman of Kansas City Chiefs prima Travis Kelce, aft she endorsed Kamala Harris. 

Immediately pursuing past week's Trump-Harris TV debate, Swift took to Instagram and told her 284 cardinal followers that she planned to ballot for Harris. 

The megastar said she was voting for nan vice president 'because she fights for nan authorities and causes I judge request a warrior to champion them.' 

It came successful nan aftermath of Brittany Mahomes, nan woman of Kelce's teammate Patrick Mahomes, liking a station astir Trump. 

Favre replied to a video of Patrick Mahomes staying neutral connected authorities by aiming a changeable astatine Swift. 

He posted connected X: 'Good return by Mahomes — I spot a batch of celebs trying to power their assemblage alternatively of letting nan group deliberation for themselves.

'If nan champion prime for them ain't clear and they're easy swayed by their fav popular artist, it's not going to beryllium a bully thing.'

Many were speedy to telephone retired Favre's hypocrisy aft he utilized his level to endorse Trump successful 2020.

Writing connected X successful October 2020, he said: 'My Vote is for what makes this state great, state of reside and religion, nan 2nd amendment, hard-working tax-paying citizens, constabulary and military.

'In this election, we person state of choice, which each should respect. For maine and these principles, my ballot is for [Donald Trump].'

Favre was slammed for saying he 'found it difficult to believe' Derek Chauvin intended to termination George Floyd successful Minneapolis successful 2020. He besides criticized NFL players for distracting from shot by kneeling during nan nationalist anthem to protestation racism. 

Meanwhile successful September, a national appeals tribunal refused to revive a defamation suit that Favre revenge against Shannon Sharpe.

Favre revenge nan suit complete comments Sharpe made successful 2022 connected a Fox Sports show amid a processing Mississippi use ungraded involving millions of dollars diverted to rich | and powerful people.

Mississippi State Auditor Shad White said Favre improperly received $1.1 cardinal successful speaking fees to spell toward a volleyball arena astatine The University of Southern Mississippi, wherever Favre had played shot and wherever his girl was playing volleyball.

The fees were from a nonprofit statement that spent Temporary Assistance for Needy Families money pinch support from nan authorities Department of Human Services.

Sharpe said Favre was 'taking from nan underserved,' that he 'stole money from group that really needed that money' and that personification would person to beryllium a sorry personification 'to bargain from nan lowest of nan low.'

Favre was not charged pinch breaking nan rule and had paid backmost $1.1 million. White said successful a tribunal filing successful February that Favre still owed $729,790 because liking caused maturation successful nan original magnitude he owed.

Favre sued Sharpe complete his disapproval connected nan show. A national territory judge tossed nan suit, and nan 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected Favre's entreaty Monday. The ruling said Sharpe's comments were constitutionally protected opinions based connected publically known facts.