Aaron Rodgers has hugged hundreds of opposing players before and after NFL games, but he had nothing for Donald Trump on Saturday night. Thousands of fans cheered the freshly convicted former president and reached out to shake his hands at an Ultimate Fight Championship card at Prudential Center, but the Jets quarterback — who turned down the chance to be Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
’s vice presidential pick — couldn’t even be bothered to get out of his seat. Rodgers — wearing a Yankees baseball cap — didn’t acknowledge Trump, who passed within feet as Trump and an entourage made a trumpeted entrance around 10 p.m.
Aaron Rodgers remains in his seat and ignores Convicted Felon Trump as he walks by tonight at the UFC fight. pic.twitter.
com/NvkXhqOJxH Two days after a Manhattan jury convicted him on all 34 felony counts in his hush-money and election-interference case, Trump was escorted through crowd and to his ringside seat by UFC president and CEO Dana White — a longtime buddy — slapping and shaking hands with fans as lights flashed and music played. Rodgers remained glued to his seat, however. MORE TRUMP Trump is the main event at UFC 302: Down but not out, he bathes in cheers at Prudential Center Amid adoring fight fans, Trump finds comfort cageside in N.
J. at UFC 302 Vengeful Donald Trump attacks ‘naive’ Fox News host Although Rodgers shares many MAGA beliefs , he nearly was on the ballot against Trump as part of RFK Jr.’s independent bid for the White Hou.
