Brett Favre says America in 'better place' under Trump, athletes now 'afraid' of trans backlash

Legendary NFL quarterback Brett Favre would not identify himself with any political party but said the United States was in a "better place" under former President Donald Trump.

Favre said on Jason Whitlock's "Fearless" podcast this week that he does not identify as a "Republican, Democrat, or Independent," nor does he agree with "everything Donald Trump does or says," but he still thinks Trump is a better president than Biden.

"I think our country was in better shape with him," Favre said on the podcast, per Fox News. "I think Donald was a non-political president, and I liked that about him. Was he perfect? Absolutely not. Am I perfect? Absolutely not. I'm flawed just like the rest of 'em. We're all flawed. But I really felt like he had our country in a better place and really cared about our people in our country."

Giving his thoughts on the transgender debate on the podcast, Favre said biological males who identify as women should not "use the restroom with girls."

He said: "To think that a young man who identifies as a girl, I don't understand it — just hear me out — can go into a girl's bathroom and use the restroom with girls, and for us to think that's OK, I think is wrong. I'm sorry. ... I just think some things we're allowing in this country are beyond belief. ... Some of the thoughts and beliefs we're seeing are crazy."

Favre also said that athletes need to speak up about policies dealing with transgender participation in sports. 

"I think maybe vast majority are afraid of what it'll do to their career. And it's not affecting them directly. Not yet, at least. Who knows where this country's going? It may affect them somewhere down the road. Is it too late? I don't know. It's scary," he said. 

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