Tom Brady backed a Donald Trump presidency on Wednesday, saying it “would be great” if the Republican candidate prevailed in next year’s general election.
The New England Patriots quarterback, a golfing buddy of Trump’s who was first spotted earlier this month with one of the real estate mogul’s signature ‘Make America Great Again’ hats in his locker, was asked if the GOP frontrunner had what it took to see the race through next November during his weekly media availability in the Gillette Stadium locker room.
“I hope so, that would be great,” Brady said. “There’d be a putting green on the White House lawn. I know that.”
Trump, the polling frontrunner, will trade verbal blows with 10 challengers on Wednesday night in the second US presidential primary debate in Simi Valley, California. Jake Tapper will moderate the event for host network CNN.
In April, Brady notably skipped the Patriots’ visit with President Obama to celebrate the team’s Super Bowl XLIX victory.
Previously, the two-time NFL Most Valuable Player has said he’d consider running for public office someday, describing his political leanings as independent.
“You know, I’m actually independent,” Brady told 60 Minutes correspondent Steve Kroft in a 2005 interview. “I’m actually an independent, and I have been for some time. There’s no doubt this world needs a lot of help.”
