Patrick Mahomes’ wife Brittany caused quite the stir over the weekend with her political beliefs but in contrast the Kansas City Chiefs star has made sure to keep his own out of the headlines.
Brittany, 28, faced a tsunami of backlash after eagle-eyed social media users spotted she had liked a post from Donald Trump outlining his electoral manifesto.
The pregnant mother-of-two hit back at her critics in a fiery response – something which many fans feared could bring her fledgling friendship with liberal Taylor Swift crashing down.
Meanwhile, according to CBS, Mahomes’ Chiefs teammate and Taylor’s boyfriend Travis Kelce reportedly reached out to Kamala Harris’ campaign about attending the DNC last week after she was announced to be the replacement for President Joe Biden.
However, he was present at Kansas City’s preseason game against the Chicago Bears Thursday night.
Patrick Mahomes’ political stance has re-emerged after his wife Brittany’s controversy
Brittany Mahomes (left) sparked a liberal meltdown by liking a Donald Trump (right ) post
Yet, Mahomes has stayed relatively quiet on political matters in recent weeks as the race for the White House heats up.
The quarterback has addressed social and political issues in the past but has steered clear of revealing who has his vote.
The 28-year-old joined LeBron James’ ‘More Than a Vote’ campaign to help increase African American voter turnout in the 2020 election between Biden and Trump.
However, the three-time Super Bowl winner did not publicly endorse a candidate, admitting he did not want to influence voter opinion.
And Mahomes is maintaining the same stance this year as Trump and Harris vie for the Oval Office.
‘I don’t want to pressure anyone to vote for a certain president,’ Mahomes said in an interview with TIME magazine published last week.
‘I want people to use their voice, whoever they believe in. I want them to do the research.’
In addition to joining James’ ‘More Than a Vote’ project in 2020, Mahomes, along with the Chiefs, pledged to begin a voter registration and involvement project in Kansas City.
The Kansas City Chiefs attended the White House during Joe Biden’s term as President
The quarterback steered clear of revealing who had his vote during the 2020 election
Brittany sparked furor among Dem’ voters by liking Donald Trump’s Instagram post
Brittany later hit back at her critics, saying there’s no reason their brains are ‘fully developed’
Mahomes – along with former Chiefs teammate Tyrann Mathieu, Jackson County and Mahomes’ 15 and the Mahomies Foundation – provided the funding needed to make Arrowhead Stadium an official polling place for the 2020 election.
The majority of Jackson County, where Kansas City is located, voted Democrat in 2020 with almost 60 percent voting for Biden over Trump.
The county has voted Democrat in the last 12 presidential elections. However, Missouri is a predominantly red state.
The Chiefs have been invited to the White House by President Biden the past two years to commemorate their Super Bowl victories in 2023 and 2024.
Mahomes and his teammates had been invited to the White House by Trump following their Super Bowl LIV but did not attend due to the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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