Aaron Rodgers is being considered to be Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s running mate, and he has former President Donald Trump to thank for that, Jemele Hill says.
Representatives for RFK Jr. confirmed that he is “considering” the New York Jets quarterback as his vice president as he runs for office as an independent candidate.
Hill, the former ESPN employee, was discussing the wild reality on “The Dan LeBatard Show” when LeBatard, another former ESPN host, said he wasn't sure if he should laugh or not.
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Aaron Rodgers and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (Getty Images)
“It would be funny if it weren't also scary.” Hill joked..
However, Hill said it's not even “the strangest thing” he's seen in politics.
“Now you look at the possibility of Aaron Rodgers being a serious vice presidential candidate and you say, 'Well, it's not the strangest thing, look at our current politics…'” he said.
As the conversation continued, he said that Rodgers' name only comes up in the conversation because of Trump, who had been in real estate and reality television before running for president in the 2016 election.
“The unfortunate part of the Trump presidency … is that a lot of people feel like they can do the job,” Hill said. “That they deserve to be in political office because he won.
Aaron Rodgers #8 of the New York Jets takes the field before a game against the Buffalo Bills at MetLife Stadium on September 11, 2023 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Michael Owens/Getty Images)
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“If you're Aaron Rodgers, regardless of the numerous idiotic things you've said, why do you think you have no chance of making it? Our political cycle literally shows that you have a great chance of just maybe becoming vice president.” by your name, simply because he has a legion of people who don't care about his nonsense. So here you go.
According to Pat McAfee, who often hosts Rodgers on his ESPN show, the four-time MVP was in Costa Rica on an ayahuasca retreat when the news broke.
Rodgers has been outspoken about his support for Kennedy, even saying he would like to be in a team match with Kennedy as his partner against Dr. Anthony Fauci and “Mr. Pfizer” Travis Kelce. When he dropped that bombshell, he referred to RFK Jr. as “my man.”
Rodgers recently called Kennedy's “State of our Union” video X “presidential.”
Aaron Rodgers #8 of the New York Jets watches before the start of the game against the Cleveland Browns at Cleveland Browns Stadium on December 28, 2023 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Cooper Neill/Getty Images)
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Kennedy will announce his running mate on March 26. Rodgers played just four snaps last season before rupturing his Achilles tendon.
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