What do Republican politicians have in common with former professional soccer player, founding co-owner of the National Women’s Soccer League’s Kansas City Current, wife to three-time Super Bowl winner Patrick Mahomes II, and expecting mom of two Brittany Mahomes? Certainly not the courage to push past propaganda press narratives.
Mahomes made waves earlier in the month for liking an Aug. 13 post on former President Donald Trump’s Instagram page outlining the 2024 Republican platform.
Neither the 29-year-old nor her quarterback husband has ever publicly declared loyalty to one political candidate over another. Yet, internet anons and self-proclaimed “Swifties” pounced on the original Kansas City Chiefs’ darling for daring to appear even the slightest bit sympathetic towards popular solutions like secure borders, tax cuts, and keeping men out of women’s sports.
If Mahomes were anything like the GOP politicians in Congress, she would likely try to shy away from the controversy or cover it up to stay in the good graces of the newest cohort of Taylor Swift-inspired Chiefs’ fans and the press. But even after she had unliked the post, Mahomes never tripped over herself to appease demands from the mob.
Far too often, Republicans concerned with what the wrong people think of them sacrifice their principles and voters’ wishes to score points with their partisan counterparts and corporate media. Senators and representatives alike don’t hesitate to capitulate on key issues like abortion, in vitro fertilization, the border, religious liberty, Second Amendment rights, and more.
When they aren’t indulging
