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Travis, Jason Kelce Let Everyone Know Where They Stand Politically

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Travis and Jason Kelce have made it pretty clear where they stand politically over the years.

The two brothers have become arguably two of the biggest faces in football. Travis Kelce, the three-time Super Bowl-winning tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs, is dating one of the most famous people in the world in Taylor Swift. The tight end and the iconic music star have been dating for more than a year. She’s a constant figure at Chiefs games, both at home and on the road. Jason Kelce, meanwhile, retired from playing football following the 2023 season. But the Super Bowl-winning center continues to be a fixture in the media world, working for ESPN and hosting his podcast, “New Heights,” with his brother.

The Kelce brothers don’t speak out much politically, though over the years, they’ve let everyone know where they stand.

The Kelce brothers have made it pretty clear that they are left leaning, based on their actions.

Travis Kelce, specifically, has done a lot to indicate that he’s left leaning, including dating Taylor Swift, who has officially endorsed Kamala Harris and Tim Walz for president in 2024. Over the past couple of years, Travis Kelce has:

  • Appeared in socially progressive sketches on NBC’s “Saturday Night Live”
  • Back in 2017, Travis became one of the first white players to kneel for the national anthem
  • He has done a commercial for the vaccine
  • He’s also done endorsements for Bud Light, which faced backlash from the right

Jason Kelce, meanwhile, threw some shade at right-leaning Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker, taunting him about his controversial commencement speech at Benedictine College in Missouri. Jason Kelce made a joke on social media about how much soap to use and shaded Butker in the process.

“All of you have been fed diabolical lies that washing every crevice of your bodies and hair, all the time is somehow better or healthier. Any dermatologist not in bed with Big Soap will agree!! Hot spots are all that is necessary and actually leads to cleaner healthier skin,” Jason Kelce joked, taking a clear shot at Butker’s “diabolical lies” line at his speech.

The Kelce brothers are viewed by some as a “threat” to the right heading into November.

“Travis Kelce, especially if he votes Democratic, profoundly disrupts the right-wing appeal to (white) male identity. In fact, when traditionally successful men like Kelce support liberal and progressive causes and candidates—especially when they do so openly and unapologetically—they help to provide a “permission structure” for young men to vote for Democrats, including Joe Biden. This could be a nightmare scenario for MAGA well beyond November,” one outlet argued.

We’ll have to wait and see just how involved the Kelce brothers choose to get this November, though.

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