A New York radio personality has claimed that the mention of Aaron Rodgers as a possible running mate for the campaign of US Presidential hopeful Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is “the most New York Jets story of all time” as fans were stunned by the quarterback’s shocking nomination .
In a stunning report revealed Tuesday, Kennedy, 70, told The New York Times that Rodgers, 40, and former Minnesota governor and WWE star Jesse Ventura, 72, are at the top of his VP list. Campaign spokesperson Stefanie Spear confirmed the Times report and said there are other names on Kennedy’s short list.
Now, in response to the latest development of the 2024 independent US presidential election, WFAN’s afternoon crew couldn’t help but be stunned by what they had just learned.
“There’s no way this can be true,” Tiki Barber joked, as Shaun Morash broke the news about the New York Times report, while Evan Roberts joked that “we could live in a world where Aaron Rodgers can’t play in the AFC title game. because he’s being sworn in by Kamala Harris to replace her!’
But Morash stopped short of criticizing a possible Kennedy-Rodgers presidential election there, calling the potential partnership “the most Jets story of all time.” If (Rodgers) ‘welcomes overtures’, even if it’s five percent, then he’s not going all in on quarterbacking the Jets.”
Jets QB Aaron Rodgers, 40, is on Robert F. Kennedy’s running mate list for the 2024 election
Robert F. Kennedy – a lawyer and environmental activist – positions himself as an independent outsider
WFAN’s Shaun Morash questioned Rodgers’ mentality after ‘welcoming overtures’ unrelated to football following an injury-plagued year with the Jets
Kennedy, a scion of one of the country’s most prominent political families, has shifted his focus to recruiting high-profile names to gain entry into the election. million signatures in a state-by-state effort.
Many states require independent candidates to name a running mate before they can gain access to the ballot, a factor that prompted Kennedy to make a choice. Candidates from the major parties typically don’t choose vice presidential candidates until closer to their summer conventions.
Kennedy is a lawyer and environmentalist who has become a leading figure in the movement to reject the scientific consensus around vaccines.
He is also an outspoken critic of health care.
Former Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura is also on RFK’s VP list for the US presidential election
After initially running as a Democrat, he focused his efforts on an independent campaign last year, spooking loyalists of both Donald Trump and Joe Biden who feared he would pick up supporters who would otherwise support one of the major party candidates.
Rodgers, the longtime Green Bay Packers QB who signed with the Jets last year but has been sidelined due to a long-term Achilles injury, shares Kennedy’s distrust of vaccine mandates and, like Kennedy, is a fixture on anti-establishment podcasts.
Ventura, a former professional wrestler, shocked observers when he won the 1998 race for governor of Minnesota as an independent candidate.