The Green Bay Packers quarterback warmed up for his playoff loss by casting doubt on Biden’s win. The former president’s team is thrilled
Fresh off testing positive for Covid, Rodgers cycled through a laundry list of MAGA talking points, whining that he’s in the “crosshairs of the woke mob,” praising Joe Rogan, and even quoting Martin Luther King, Jr. “You have a moral obligation to object to unjust rules,” he said from his couch.
Rodgers added that he’s doing his “own research” about the virus, which is anti-vaxxer code for treating the word of quack doctors and conspiracy theorists as gospel while ignoring or mischaracterizing the work of infectious disease experts.
Harrington’s comments are ironic considering the extent to which right-wing media has bashed athletes for speaking out about political issues. Trump has done so plenty, most notably in regard to NFL players who have kneeled in protest of racial injustice during the national anthem. “They’re all saying: ‘Oh, it has nothing to do with the flag. It’s the way we’ve been treated,’” Trump
. “In the meantime, they’re making $15 million a year. Look, I’m all for the athletes. I think it’s great. I love athletics. I love sports. But they shouldn’t get the politics involved.”
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