Tom Brady won't say if he's voting for Donald Trump, admits 'I don't even know what the issues are'

(Image credit: Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

last updated 30 September 2015

Much like a fully inflated football, the Tom Brady endorsement may have just slipped out of Donald Trump's hands.

Earlier this month, the New England Patriots quarterback said it would be "great" if the Republican frontrunner went on to become president. "I hope so," he said. "There would be a putting green on the White House lawn. I'm sure of that." An eagle-eyed reporter also spotted a red "Make America Great Again" hat — a Trump-approved chapeau — inside of Brady's locker.

But during his weekly phone call to the Boston radio station WEEI on Monday, Brady refused to say if he would vote for Trump, only divulging that he isn't close to deciding who to vote for, and that when he does make his selection, he won't share that private information. "One way or another, it's so far away from when the election will be," he said. "Whatever I vote is going to be my own personal choice based on how I feel." He also admits that he doesn't "even know what the issues are. I haven't paid attention to politics in a long time. It's actually not something that I really even enjoy. It's way off my radar."

Subscribe to The Week

Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.

SUBSCRIBE & SAVE

https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/flexiimages/jacafc5zvs1692883516.jpg

Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters

From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.

Explore More

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.

Subscribe to The Week

Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters

Sign up for Today's Best Articles in your inbox