Michael Jordan Debunks Viral Election Rumors About Him

Michael Jordan was forced to make a statement following a viral social media post suggesting the NBA champion supported Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential race.

The rumor started on Sunday with a post on X (formerly Twitter) claiming Jordan was “the last person to support Trump.” Readers added context, finding that “there is no evidence for this claim” and noting that “Jordan remains.” [politically] “I was neutral in the past.”

But on Monday, the tequila mogul's representative denied that claim. Independent He said the athlete supports either Trump or Harris. “There is absolutely no truth to the claim that Michael Jordan supported the presidential election,” his team said in a statement to the press.

Jordan has remained largely silent about his politics throughout his career. In the 2020 documentary series Last DanceJordan said being a political activist was never part of how he viewed his role.

“I admire Muhammad Ali for standing up for what he believed in. But I never thought of myself as an activist. I saw myself as a basketball player. “I was not a politician while doing my sport,” he said.

According to Jordan, his job is to play basketball and entertain his fans. According to him, politics is not included in this vision. “I focused on my craft,” he said. “Was this selfishness? Probably. But that was my energy. “My energy was there.”

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