Last month, Brett Favre played golf with President Donald Trump.
Like other athletes who have volunteered to spend social time with Trump, Favre has been subjected to scrutiny over his decision to socialize with the president.
It turns out that Favre sympathizes with Trump. At least as far as the coronavirus is concerned.
golf outing with Trump in an interview with USA Today published Friday. He likened the president’s decision-making process on managing the pandemic to his own as an NFL quarterback." data-reactid="23">The Hall of Fame quarterback addressed his July golf outing with Trump in an interview with USA Today released Friday. He likened the president’s decision-making process about handling the pandemic to his as an NFL quarterback.
Brett Favre leaned on a proven answer as to why he decided to play golf with President Donald Trump. (Photo by Steve Dykes / Getty Images)
“Damned if you do …”
“I told him, ‘I can’t imagine the stress you go through when you run the country on a day to day basis,'” Favre told USA Today. .
“Someone will always get angry. They will say “open the economy, then the virus spreads, and why did you do it?” I know from controlling the quarterback’s play in the league, he’s damned if you do and damned if you don’t. “
As of Friday, the United States has claimed 4.9 million of the 19.2 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 worldwide and 160,000 of the 717,000 global deaths attributed to the pandemic.
Why play golf with Trump?
As for why he was there in the first place? Favre leaned on the makeshift of almost everyone he saw coming into contact with Trump. It’s about respecting the office, not recognizing the man who occupies it.
golf with any president because I respect the office of the United States,” Favre told USA Today. “It's an honor. If Barack Obama asked to golf with me, I would have taken the invitation.”" data-reactid="45">“I would have played golf with any president because I respect the US office,” Favre told USA Today. “It’s an honor. If Barack Obama had asked to play golf with me, I would have accepted the invitation.”
