Pat McAfee surprised and angered plenty of people by introducing President Donald Trump at the Patriot Games on Tuesday. So on Wednesday, he decided to address his appearance with the President.
On Wednesday's edition of The Pat McAfee Show, McAfee first praised the Patriot Games, asserting that it's a great initiative that he hopes continues beyond 2026.
“I think this is an initiative that is going to continue. I think this is a big deal,” McAfee said. “And anything that is going to amplify or encourage the next generation to remain active and competitive, I think that is a huge thing I will be a part of.”
McAfee & Trump
Then the topic moved to his standing alongside President Trump. McAfee said that he respects how people feel about politics and recognized that President Trump is a polarizing figure. But he believes that the Patriot Games in particular go beyond that.
“I do appreciate how people feel towards their politics and everything else; I do respect it,” McAfee said. “But there’s some absurd things when it’s like, it’s not just me.
“We’re trying to create something here for the next generation. We’re trying to give back from our community and our world, sports and fitness. Once this thing settles in and this Patriot Games thing goes for ten, 20 years, which I’m hoping happens no matter who’s president, I think this will be something that we look back and say, ‘This was inevitably good.'”
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As for the backlash, McAfee derided people who have said "terrible things" about his own children but still recognizes that there's a risk to working alongside a polarizing figure.
“There’s a lot of people upset. Any time, obviously, you have the president doing anything, especially President Trump… any time he’s a part of something, it’s going to be very loud,” he said. “And there’s some people saying some really mean stuff to me. ‘Diary of a Polarizing Figure’ out Friday… it will address a lot of this, and it kind of is what my life is.”
