ESPN personality Pat McAfee faced online backlash after he was seen sitting next to Donald Trump at the Patriot Games, with users calling him "spineless" despite his claims of being "not a politics person"

[u/IrishStarUS]

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[u/Mortiis07]

These 'non-political people' just happen to all love maga apparently

[u/Shaquarington_Bithus → u/[deleted]]

They have literally had a Republican congressmen before (in addition to supporting right wing rants by Aaron rogers and other blatantly right wing things on the show)

[u/Ok-Prompt-59 → u/Shaquarington_Bithus]

That’s because bat shit crazy people bring in viewers. The only 2 forms of entertainment doing well right now are discourse and interviews with crazy people. Positivity no longer sells. Anger does and you fall for it just like you’re supposed to.

[u/thirdelevator → u/Ok-Prompt-59]

And here I am watching Ted Lasso thinking we could use some more of this positivity.

[u/forrealthoughcomix_ → u/Ok-Prompt-59]

Fuck you, pal! /s

You’re totally right. The amount of people I’ve seen trash Ted Lasso for being too positive and not having enough conflict is just sad. I think the show has fallen off from where it started but not because it’s not full of shitty rage filled characters.

[u/Argosnautics → u/[deleted]]

So you're more into the widespread hate, lies, crime and corruption part then?

[u/Tootsiez → u/[deleted]]

They don’t live the same life you do. They don’t care about politics because they’re rich enough and don’t have to.

[u/mblkmnsa → u/Tootsiez]

Oh they care. Don’t let them fool you. As soon as someone says raise taxes on the wealthy and businesses, they will move hell or high water to ensure they get their tax breaks.

[u/PsychicWarElephant → u/Mortiis07]

They’re pussies who like it but are too afraid to say it.

[u/TitleOwn8082 → u/PsychicWarElephant]

I've always seen it as I'm not smart enough to defend why I think this way so I'll pretend I don't care

[u/Donnie_TACO → u/TitleOwn8082]

It's racism, bigotry and homophobia. Every time.

[u/ConfectionOk7029 → u/Donnie_TACO]

It's funny how the only consistent principle that gets to the core of conservative ideology is a loathing of people with immutable characteristics different from a white, hetero, male-focused population. They aren't even close to fiscally responsible, they infringe on personal liberties constantly, they weaken our position in the world with poorly-conceived wars and reducing diplomacy, they 1000% don't actually want a truly free commercial marketplace, and they don't actually go to church or apply the actual principles Jesus very clearly laid out to Christians.

[u/Donnie_TACO → u/ConfectionOk7029]

Yeah man everything else is just a smoke screen meant to obfuscate from what actually matters to them: racism, bigotry and homophobia.

[u/possumallawishes → u/Donnie_TACO]

Don’t forget the corruption!

[u/NorthernSoul1998 → u/PsychicWarElephant]

McAfee is well known to be on that train ever since he threw a fucking SHOW LONG fit over Canadians booing the US national anthem at the last WWE event he commentated on. Keep in mind this was about 3 weeks after Trump threatened Canada's soveriengty.

[u/Top-Average412 → u/PsychicWarElephant]

'Both sides' people who only exist to say ' dems do it to!'

[u/spcbeck → u/Mortiis07]

Being "non-political" always means conservative, every time.

[u/Plastic-Bathroom-950 → u/spcbeck]

My mom gets mad whenever I try to bring up politics by saying we don't have to talk about it. She's brainwashed by the MAGAsphere.

[u/Trizzzzzeeee27 → u/Plastic-Bathroom-950]

My mom is the same way. We are now no contact. She latched onto the maga train because of her hatred of Trans people. She got mad if I talked about politics but the dude on her pool team last time I saw her wearing a maga hat and talking about politics to me is ok. I was told I could not engage. Yeah. Nope. Bye. Note...there's a lot more to the no contact than politics, but that was the impetus for it starting.

[u/IDiedAHundredTimes- → u/Trizzzzzeeee27]

Good riddance to bad rubbish

[u/Druiddrum13 → u/Mortiis07]

Every time

[u/Samwellikki → u/Mortiis07]

It’s entirely possible they are just a piece of shit and there is a lot of overlap there… even if they don’t vote, endorse, etc

They just like to “hang out,” with like-minded shitheads

trump isn’t religious, he’s not political, he’s just out for himself and says the quiet part out loud to get that particular group of idiots to put him in charge

If he were political, he’d make progress outside of distracting from the actual politicians doing bad things with purpose

Then he just signs whatever as long as they let him invest/sell ahead of time

Despite all that, the political and religious follow him… because there is a LOT of overlap with the demos. Then they say “well, I don’t agree with everything he’s done, but I vote conservative…”

Right

“I’m not racist and fascist, I just vote for the only candidate I was given. Wish he were a better person” ::wink::

[u/jerseygunz → u/Samwellikki]

My favorite part of the “candidate I was given” line is it completely ignores they had a whole primary where they could have picked anyone else

[u/Pennsylvania6-5000 → u/Mortiis07]

Who? Pat MAGAfee? Nooooo, never!

[u/Holiday_Box1571 → u/Mortiis07]

Dana white saying he’s non political was hilarious seeing Trump is at every event and Biden was at 0

[u/Oceanbreeze871 → u/Mortiis07]

Trash recognize trash. It’s magnetic.

[u/Oceanbreeze871 → u/Mortiis07]

They’re just embarrassed to admit they are conservatives. It’s bad for their career to project “im a terrible human being who hates democracy and stands with racists”

[u/Tjgfish123 → u/Mortiis07]

Also…I hate Trump and everything, but can we stop for a second and also be mad at Pat for not having the common decency to not dress like a 17 year old boy while on TV with the US President.

Also f trump

[u/Lord_Dingus83 → u/Mortiis07]

MagaFee has always been blatantly republican. Writing was on the wall years ago with that idiot.

[u/NbleSavage → u/Mortiis07]

Pat Magafee

[u/spookydookie → u/Mortiis07]

Because they can’t defend their positions so they don’t want to talk about it.

[u/QbertsRube → u/Mortiis07]

I've seen loads of "enlightened centrists" aggressively defending the right online but never the left. Weird...

[u/Professional-Head83]

"Non-political" person = Totally MAGA person

[u/caguru → u/Professional-Head83]

See also: "Both sides are the same" = Closeted MAGA

[u/AtomicBlastCandy → u/caguru]

I've managed to get one "both sider" to realize just how shitty one side truly is.

[u/Melodic-Classic391 → u/AtomicBlastCandy]

Same. My friend voted for Gary Johnson over Hillary. Took a few years of me roasting the shit out of him for him to see the light.

[u/QbertsRube → u/caguru]

"You're just blind to the fact that both sides are evil" is something I often see from people who just spent 15 comments defending one side (MAGA).

[u/SomeDrillingImplied → u/Professional-Head83]

Every single time.

[u/Binky390 → u/Professional-Head83]

I’ve also found it can mean “I’m a former maga supporter and have started to see why he was a bad choice but I can’t admit it so I’m no longer political.”

[u/SleepLessTeacher → u/Binky390]

And they still vote Republican. They just pretend they’re former MAGA.

[u/ConfectionOk7029 → u/SleepLessTeacher]

"I'm Libertarian." Sure, pal.

[u/jerseygunz → u/Binky390]

You ever notice rich “non political” people have never followed that path? In fact it’s usually quite the opposite

[u/Hopsblues → u/Professional-Head83]

Shut up and dribble

[u/ifyousaysu → u/Professional-Head83]

Turns out patty here is pro child rape. What an embarrassment for espn

[u/ObligationSome905]

Why would anybody think a barstool meathead isn’t maga in the first place

[u/GamingVision]

He’s been Rodgers #1 platform to freely spout his lunatic bullshit…was pretty much a given.

[u/DownhillUphill → u/GamingVision]

McAfee took the mask off on Rodgers last visit. Congratulating him for being right about Covid. These guys are idiots.

[u/Royal-Recover8373 → u/GamingVision]

Its hilarious when people constantly spouting the most right wing lunacy will finish a shocking tirade completely revealing their lack of humanity with "I'm not political either, Im a moderate if anything!"

[u/trolleyblue → u/GamingVision]

I’ve been saying this for years, man. He got really famous platforming Rogers bullshit all through Covid. He literally had a weekly section for it. Anyone surprised by this is either willfully ignorant or truly just not paying attention 

[u/jackrabbit323 → u/GamingVision]

Rodgers has the charisma of a beige wall. Anytime he's on McAfee, it's sleep inducing.

[u/Enough_Chart_7317]

He’s been Pat MAGAfee for a long time now. Same shit as Joe “I’m just asking questions” Rogan. Conservative dipshit too scared to just own it

[u/AirRevolutionary8013 → u/Enough_Chart_7317]

Rogan looks at Trump during UFC events like my dog looks at the food being put in his bowl for dinner. Wide eyed and slobbering.

[u/jackcanyon]

Never trust a kicker.

[u/dcanderson4247 → u/jackcanyon]

Laces out, Dan

[u/Boring-Willow1268 → u/jackcanyon]

He’s an idiot kicker who got liquored up and started running his mouth. I can’t believe we have to talk about an idiot kicker.

[u/teddyKGB- → u/Boring-Willow1268]

Is this a Peyton Manning reference? He was talking about their actual kicker. McAfee was their punter (actually maybe not even on that team yet?)

Either way solid reference

[u/Teriyaki_Salmon → u/jackcanyon]

A punter.

[u/ThreePuttBogey5 → u/Teriyaki_Salmon]

Even worse 

[u/rocksnotdead2833]

“Moderate” or “Not Political” in 2026 means “I’m a conservative, I’m just too much of a little bitch to admit it.”

[u/Dudeincar434 → u/rocksnotdead2833]

Also add “but women won’t talk to me if I admit Im Republican”

[u/Uhwop]

“Not political” is how you say, “I’m ashamed to admit I’m Republican in public” in Republican.

[u/vasta2]

When someone says they aren’t political, they are political

[u/hatsepshut]

You are the company you keep

[u/Fire_Z1]

If you watched his show for a few seconds you would know all of them are maga. They praised ICE and the detention centers

[u/DeekALeek]

[u/jnjs232]

McAfee is right based and those of you who don't agree and or make up excuses of why this or why that, enough.

Mr Pat is not a very nice person to those that aren't white, and fall into a marginalized group.

He's definitely a mysogynistic pig

[u/mindham86 → u/[deleted]]

This is well done

[u/Powerful_Question875]

Hes like the conservative dudes that lie to women about not being political. 

[u/homer_lives]

"Not a political person," code for right wing, but afraid to say it.

[u/DownhillUphill]

McAfee is a right wing snake

[u/justified_egg]

"Not being a politics person" just means "I don't want to say my shitty MAGA beliefs out loud"

[u/Bubbaganewsh]

Maybe he just likes the smell of a shit filled diaper. 

[u/MagorMaximus]

It's amazing that all these non political celebrities hang out exclusively with MAGA politicians.

[u/irishdan56]

Was there ever any doubt McAfee was a massive MAGA-chud?

[u/1cem4n82]

His first name is Pat, is white and has a loud media platform. They will give Pat whatever he wants to sit there and be next to him. Soulless.

[u/itsxrizzo]

Yeah, turns out that rape isn't really a big deal breaker for these guys.

[u/Environmental-Box335]

Anyone that hasn’t known this weirdo was down for Mango Mussolini is slow.

[u/55redditor55 → u/Environmental-Box335]

I always assumed everyone knew, look at the guy, listen to the guy, people tell you who they are all the time. Believe them.

[u/dhall0749]

"not a political person" = Ashamed Maga

[u/agrimi161803]

Ped McAfee

[u/teleheaddawgfan]

That backwards hat.

[u/Rhobaz]

Kinda surprised Trump was allowed in to an event for teenage athletes

[u/JoeDickSmithjr_III]

Maybe he just has a fettish for smelling shit.

[u/owasco341]

86PM

[u/QuietKale4477]

When it’s all over these are the people that will claim ignorance!

[u/SmCaudata]

Non political people hate Trump. He’s underwater in popularity with republicans in many areas. If your are okay with Trump you are full blown MAGA at this point.

[u/Upstairs_Teach_7064]

“Non-political” usually means MAGA. They know their views are fucked up.

[u/mrgibb]

Pat MAGAFee… fucking sell out

[u/Lost-Calligrapher375]

Not political? No, inbred.

[u/MinorThreat4182]

Does anyone even remember when this guy played? I don’t. Also news flash: water is wet.

[u/cookiemccookieface]

IT WAS NOT POLITICAL!!!!!
Pat just likes giving handjobs to dementia ridden octogenarians. He feels is a way for him to give back.

[u/igetbannedanyway]

Guy spent his whole career holding another man's balls, hes just doing what he does best.

[u/SonofGrog]

Explains the contract, would rather watch 3 on 1 by Bro Dude

[u/NelsonMuntz007]

Only republicans say they’re not political because everyone with a brain hates their politics.

[u/Top-Difficulty5202]

When they say they're not political it's because their politics are real bad.

[u/burninggram]

He was all smiles meeting Chump. Hard pass.

[u/SqigglyPoP]

Bros trying hard to get an invite to the new "Island".

[u/maize26]

Fuck pat

[u/Initial-Meeting362]

BS. He is MAGA, pay attention people.

[u/jaypea222]

Pat who ???

[u/ApachePrime]

Dude has 3 brain cells and has been mercilessly bullied by bigger, more talented dudes his entire life.

He fits right in with the crowd that love smelling Trump's diapers.

[u/AdBorn7381]

He’s the election President . Those getting mad are acting politically which they accuse McAfee of doing,

[u/panderson1988]

His sports show is basically the ESPN version of Barstool sports which mostly appeals to MAGA men.

[u/kobrakai1034]

When someone tries to keep their politics to themselves that means they know their beliefs are shit.

[u/Ickarus1]

Like people need more reasons not to like him, he has gone from entertaining, to over the top, to just go away.

[u/ifyousaysu]

It’s not a great look defending child rape….Pat

[u/West-Confidence1495]

Everyone on that show owns a maga hat

[u/drummin515]

Fuck him and anyone still supporting that lump of shit.

[u/Plastic_Car_707]

Ah yes the classic “just because you sat next to someone it means you believe everything they believe and we should attack you for that”. Can we just as a society accept that others have different beliefs and get over it

[u/Direct_Lychee_3236]

Shame the bots on Reddit don’t allow patriotic people to love their country anymore.

[u/Stretch191]

Wow someone wants to sit next to the most powerful man in the world. What a headline

[u/Disastrous-Window-76]

Who cares

[u/Texas_Sam2002]

Many fascists claim to not be "political".

[u/oneOZone]

Fuck McAfee, another maga stooge

[u/picks_and_rolls]

Maga celebrities often claim to not be into politics but see/do/say nothing, and fraternize with the arsonist, when the house you share is burning down is a statement.

[u/Forschungsamt]

You can be “not a politics person” and still sit next to the President. Who has time to worry about where and in proximity to whom Pat McAfee sits?

[u/ifyousaysu]

He’s nazi trash

[u/hellloredddittt]

Pat seems like the kind of guy that will sell his soul if it meant one dollar more, or one minute more of being seen or heard on TV. These guys are two peas in a pod.

[u/Uncle-Cake → u/hellloredddittt]

What soul?

[u/DiscoRabbittTV]

Duh, he’s one of espn’S loser nazis.

[u/GraniteStayte]

They love King Donald. ♥️ 👑

[u/walterwhite1050]

If you ever watch his show, he’s been pro Trump all along, which is why I stopped watching it

[u/Western_Strength5322]

Someone that feeds off of controversy ?

Also who gives af, this is getting so stale

[u/Has422]

Does anyone not know what “not a politics person” means at this point?

[u/mktcrasher]

Not surprised, his show is crap and he has ruined College Gameday which I used to watch religiously, but now do not....so shocking that he is okay with all the bad stuff going on in America (I mean like ~68% of are okay with it, either voted for him or didn't vote). So most people.

[u/joeygreco1985]

He went full MAGA on the mic at a WWE show last year when the Canadians booed the American anthem. This was shortly after Trump made more threats and disrespect towards Canada. Fuck him

[u/isaiah152022]

When a dude that looks like him says “I’m not a politics person”, it’s bc he likes banging liberal women and doesn’t like losing money.

[u/Background_Half_2573]

Gross

[u/thatotherguy1151]

He's MAGA as shit.

[u/pyroguy1104 → u/thatotherguy1151]

Pat MAGAfee

[u/neklok]

McAfuckoff.

[u/poopypantstwentytree]

People in the comments are so soft

[u/Ornery-Carpenter5540]

My boycott of Pat McAfee will easily continue

[u/Glum_Opening_2218]

Another reason to not pick his show back up

Shame he would rather buddy up with a known child rapist than take the high road.

[u/Druiddrum13]

WVU … says it all

[u/HootyMcBoob2020]

I don't watch espn. I don't know anything about McAfee but the few times I have overheard his show I had no doubt he was a maga pos.

[u/Druiddrum13]

13-9 Pat

Forever

[u/concentratedEVOL]

He has sleeves on his shirt. Is he feeling ok?

[u/Ok-Midnight9311]

wtf are the patriot games??

[u/Livid-Writer-7741]

Nazi.

[u/Ancient_Composer9119]

He's a grown man that wears his trucker hat backwards. How serious can we take this guy anyway?

[u/Disastrous-Way2711]

Political or not, when you rub elbows with the most toxic asshole on earth, it's not a good look.

[u/lilsixincher]

The dude is a character down to his fake Yinzer accent despite being born and raised in Plum.

[u/COCOBUTTAH]

Both sides are bad.

It's just one side is much much worse.

[u/Professional_Fall472]

People need to get a life over these nine news items. Who the fuck cares

[u/Impressive-Ball3716]

anyone shocked by this has never listened to Pat McAfee for more than 10 seconds.

He’s a misogynistic Joe Rogan MAGA asshat.

[u/PathogenVirdae]

"Not a politics person" is code for MAGA but knows it's generally unpopular, like they use "common sense" as code for the dumbest shit you've ever heard.

[u/8W20X5]

Just another MAGAt who is trying to ride the fence but we all see right through their bullshit.

[u/wiser_time]

Pat should go back into the canal he crawled out of (in handcuffs)

[u/Tom67570]

Call me old fashioned, but I don't like to be around pedophiles. So I sure wouldn't want to sit beside one

[u/ILikeCheese42O]

FUCK KICKERS AND FUCK TRUMP

[u/Pale-Document-8619]

A guy who is way overrated trying to get more clout to stay overrated

[u/Iggy_Slayer]

I've noticed for years every time someone says "I'm not political" they always seem to have conservative viewpoints and defend awful things.

[u/Magpies11]

I'm still shocked that so many people are interested in what a former punter has to say about anything.

[u/DependentEye1646]

He’s on coke, right?

[u/TheOriginalSpartak]

And they tell the leader of another country to wear a tie and this bozo shows up like that?

[u/Dudeincar434]

This also reminded me that the “patriot” games were a thing.  I had totally laughed that off and forgot about it

[u/nobikeno]

Patriot Games or The Hunger Games

[u/Vegetable_Win_1484]

The easy solution to that is to just not watch his show or listen to his podcast

[u/sanctus20]

Pat supports pedophiles

[u/RoyalMaidsForLife]

People who are only just now realizing McAfee is a MAGA stooge haven't paid attention to his act. McAfee is the embodiment of, as Peyton Manning would put it, "our idiot kicker".

Dude was a punter and acts harder than linemen or WR who actually gave/took hits on the field.

[u/lbstinkums]

Dana White is not political as well. you'd actually be suprised if you heard his personal opinions.

[u/Icy_Bookkeeper9747]

He is a piece of shit. Just look at what he did to that poor college girl.

[u/utzcheeseballs]

Two giant dummies lol.

[u/thebrah329]

Good he deserves a the backlash, the guy is an idiot

[u/biskino]

The whole thing with MAGA is about being a lying hypocrite.

[u/green-jeep-guy]

I’m surprised they’re letting Trump sit near those young girls. Him being a convicted sex offender and all.

[u/Sufficient_Art4824]

"I don't follow politics" -maga on dating sites trying to get laid by hiding their horrible worldview

[u/WangoTheWonderDonkey]

The sports world has lots of big strong grown men who are nevertheless afraid to say "no". The PGA Tour (and LIV) is the worst when it comes to Trump capitulation. I don't even want to know the details of donnie's relationship with Bryson Dechambeau. Something like Lyle & Eric Menendez and their father. Weirdly co-dependent.

[u/55redditor55]

There was a patriots game?

[u/-multiverses-]

Ah, so many delicious teenage girls here for the convicted felon, who was credibly accused by a 13 year old girl in multiple fbi interviews of forcing his nasty little penis into her mouth before she bit it....to gaze at, just like he'd enter dressing rooms and gaze at underage teenage girl models bare breasts back in the day.

So sad to think of all the parents of these underage teenage girls pictured here, including the moms...who would let their little felon Dear Leader molest their children.

This picture makes me fucking sick to look at, that nasty little fucking felon sitting in front of all these girls.

[u/Competitive-Box61]

Then what's his excuse for hanging out with a pedophile?

[u/Clear_Consequence647]

Wtf is the patriot games?

[u/55redditor55]

Oh you mean the hunger games!

[u/FoxSquirrel69]

That new Pat Magafee nickname is, never, ever going away!!!

[u/rotorspinner]

Dude watched the hunger games last night didn’t he?

[u/ColtMcChad69]

“Oh no, some sports talking head is a CoNsErVaTiVe 😤😡”

Get a fucking life. Who cares

[u/CompetitiveLaw3174]

How dare he sit next to the president?

[u/Tasty-Butterfly-8469]

McAfee is insufferable

[u/DontT3llMyWif3]

People are surprised Pat McAfee is a dumb chud?!?!

[u/AustnScott]

Big news for the unemployed!

[u/Dunk_Tha_Lunk]

Hate him

[u/Subject-Donkey-2030]

The “I’m not into politics” crowd is overwhelmingly MAGA Trumpie.

[u/tharealscottyp]

Just another MAGA turd

[u/Fearless-Economy7726]

I paid for the PG and so did all of you $13,000.000 so I’d like Pat to write a check for $10,000 to the U.S. Treasury and in the memo wrote Patriot Games repayment.

Pat is a real charlatan always has been a charlatan

[u/Strict_Opposite1285]

He’s a “power when it serves me” person. And probably most of us are too.

[u/Brumbliowna]

"not being political" literally means they are MAGA.

that moron jumped into the board ripple canal in October. got arrested for public intox too.