Pro Football Hall of Famer Brett Favre stepped into the political world on Wednesday, making his position clear on who should have the right to vote in American elections.
Favre was referencing and responding to a post by X CEO Elon Musk. The billionaire was responding to the announcement of a lawsuit filed by the America First Legal Foundation against 15 Arizona counties to remove illegal immigrants from voter rolls.
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Brett Favre has voiced his support for former President Donald Trump in the past. (Ken Ruinard/USA TODAY Network)
The former Green Bay Packers star agreed.
“I support people who want a better life having the opportunity to become citizens the right way,” Favre wrote to X.
“But if you're not an American, you shouldn't vote. That's it.”
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Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre calls out to the Audible during the second quarter of a game against the San Francisco 49ers at Monster Park in San Francisco on Sunday, Dec. 10, 2006. (Mark Hoffman/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel/USA Today Network)
Favre made his support for former President Donald Trump clear when he was commander in chief and from the early days of the election season, but he has not identified himself as a Republican, Democrat or independent.
“I think our country would be better off with him in it…” he said in May 2023. Jason Whitlock appears on the “Fearless” podcast“I thought Donald was an apolitical president, and I liked that about him. Was he perfect? Absolutely not. Am I perfect? Absolutely not. I have flaws, just like anyone else. We all have flaws. But he made this country a better place, and I felt like he really cared about his people.”
Republican presidential candidate and former president Donald Trump attends a Fox News town hall meeting with Sean Hannity at New Holland Arena on September 4, 2024 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
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“Black, white, Hispanic, Asian, whatever. If you're an American citizen, I think he cared about you first and foremost. I don't know if the current president has the same mindset.”
Fox News' Ryan Mollick contributed to this report.
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