NFL legend Brett Favre laments level of 'hate' during election cycle: 'It's certainly sad to see'

Pro Football Hall of Fame member Brett Favre will appear at a campaign rally for former President Donald Trump on Wednesday, and it appears he'll be grappling with the wild reality of this election cycle.

Favre posted his reaction on social media Monday, with barely a week to go before most voters head to the polls to cast their votes in the presidential and other elections.

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“In all the elections I've seen in my life, I've never seen one where there was so much hate,” Favre wrote on X. “It's definitely sad to see.”

The Trump campaign announced Favre as a guest speaker when Trump visits Green Bay on Wednesday. The event takes place in the Resch Center.

Favre was a staunch supporter of Trump and supported him in 2020 when he ran against Joe Biden. Trump then lost his bid for re-election.

He said last year the United States was in a “better place” when Trump was president.

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Former NFL quarterback Brett Favre appears before the House Ways and Means Committee on Capitol Hill on September 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

“I think our country was in better shape with him,” he told Jason Whitlock on the “Fearless” podcast. “I think Donald was an apolitical president, and I liked that about him. Was he perfect? Absolutely not. Am I perfect? Absolutely not. I have flaws, just like the others. We all have flaws.” But I really felt like he had our country in a better place and really cared about our people in our country.

“Blacks, whites, Hispanics, Asians – you name it. I think if you were an American citizen, he would care about you first and foremost. I don’t know if our current president has the same mentality.”

In 2020, Favre supported Trump due to his stance on free speech, gun rights and support for the military and police following a summer of racial unrest following the death of George Floyd.

Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre sounds an audible alarm during the second quarter of their game against the 49ers on December 10, 2006 at Monster Park in San Francisco. (Mark Hoffman/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel/USA Today Network)

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“My vote is for what makes this country great: freedom of speech and religion, the Second Amendment, hard-working citizens who pay taxes, the police and military. In this election we have freedom of choice, which everyone should respect. For me.” and I vote for these principles [Donald Trump]”Favre wrote on X at the time.

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