NFL Icon Busted Lying In Bid to Deny Coming Out as MAGA
The Daily Beast • • sports
Key Points:
- New screengrabs reveal that former NFL player Rob Gronkowski was more actively involved with the MAGA group Turning Point USA’s Election Day efforts in New Hampshire than he has publicly acknowledged.
- Turning Point USA promoted Gronkowski extensively through text messages and graphics, portraying him as a key figure encouraging voter turnout, contradicting his claims of merely stopping by their booth.
- Gronkowski has denied being officially affiliated with Turning Point USA, calling the suggestion upsetting and blaming the media for misrepresenting his involvement as partisan.
- Despite his denials, Turning Point USA’s outreach included texts purportedly from Gronk himself and promotional materials inviting supporters to meet him, indicating a closer relationship than Gronkowski admits.
- The controversy highlights conflicting narratives about Gronkowski’s role in the midterm election mobilization and raises questions about celebrity endorsements in political campaigns.
