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May 15, 2024 · 12:00 pm ET · Leave a Comment

“That’s why I was interested when Bobby came to me and said, ‘Would you think about being my running mate?’ And I said, ‘Are you serious? I’m a fucking football player.’ But I love this country, and I’d love to be a part of bringing it back to what she used to be.”

— Aaron Rodgers, quoted by The Hill, on being asked to be Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s running mate.

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