Former NFL prima and sports media property Robert Griffin III gave his instrumentality connected Tuesday's statesmanlike predetermination successful a station connected X Wednesday.
The ex-quarterback posted the famed photograph of Trump with his fist raised successful the aerial and humor moving down his look aft surviving an assassination attempt successful Butler, Pennsylvania, July 13.
"The infinitesimal Donald Trump won the election," Griffin wrote arsenic a caption.
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Griffin has not expressed his political beliefs arsenic often arsenic different erstwhile athletes and media peers. However, helium did talk connected Trump's assassination effort aft it happened successful July.
Griffin posted a video that day, defended the president and criticized those who theorized the effort was staged.
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"Hey man, I don't truly attraction however overmuch you emotion oregon hatred President Donald Trump. Now is not the clip to play politics. Now's the clip to commune for Donald Trump, his household and the families of those who mislaid idiosyncratic successful the shooting. We got radical retired present who are truthful focused connected the information that they deliberation that this assassination effort was staged, and they are forgetting astir the information that idiosyncratic died," Griffin said successful the video.
Griffin besides called for the firings of the constabulary and Secret Service agents who were connected work and expected to forestall the shooting.
"There is nary mode successful hellhole this should person happened. Whoever was successful complaint of the constabulary that time should beryllium gone. Whoever was successful complaint of the Secret Service should beryllium gone. Because whether you similar Donald Trump oregon not, each beingness is worthy living," helium said.
Former President Trump, the Republican campaigner for president, has humor connected his look surrounded by Secret Service agents arsenic helium is taken disconnected the signifier astatine a run lawsuit astatine Butler Farm Show Inc. successful Butler, Pa., July 13, 2024. (Rebecca Droke/AFP via Getty Images)
Prior to that, Griffin criticized Trump and President Biden during their archetypal statement connected CNN June 27.
"My God, this Presidential statement proves that we request younger statesmanlike candidates," Griffin wrote connected X that night.
"Our Presidential candidates successful the mediate of a Debate argued astir their play handicaps. This Presidential statement is simply a sitcom."
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Robert Griffin III speaks onstage during the 2022 NFL Draft April 30, 2022, successful Las Vegas. (David Becker/Getty Images)
Griffin hasn't outwardly expressed enactment for Trump. However, galore erstwhile NFL players are divided successful their governmental beliefs.
Former NFL stars Brett Favre, Antonio Brown and Le'Veon Bell person been among the astir vocal advocates of Trump passim the predetermination process, portion existent San Francisco 49ers prima Nick Bosa adjacent risked a good by wearing a "Make America Great Again" portion walking by a postgame interrogation successful advancement connected NBC Oct. 27.
Ryan Clark, different erstwhile NFL player, and erstwhile San Francisco 49ers backmost Colin Kaepernick person been captious of Trump.
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Jackson Thompson is simply a sports writer for Fox News Digital. He antecedently worked for ESPN and Business Insider. Jackson has covered the Super Bowl and NBA Finals, and has interviewed iconic figures Usain Bolt, Rob Gronkowski, Jerry Rice, Troy Aikman, Mike Trout, David Ortiz and Roger Clemens.