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===Politics===
Prior to the Mississippi [[runoff election]] on June 24, 2014, Favre endorsed the incumbent [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[U.S. Senator]] [[Thad Cochran]] in [[2014 US Senate election in Mississippi|his race]] against [[Mississippi State Senate|State Senator]] [[Chris McDaniel]], a "[[Tea Party movement|tea party]]" favorite.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bohn |first=Kevin |date=June 19, 2014 |title=Political Ticker: Brett Favre turns out for Thad Cochran in new ad |url=http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2014/06/19/brett-favre-turns-out-for-thad-cochran-in-new-ad/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140622043024/http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2014/06/19/brett-favre-turns-out-for-thad-cochran-in-new-ad/ |archive-date=June 22, 2014 |access-date=June 19, 2014 |website=CNN}}</ref> He has stated he does not identify with a specific political party.
For the [[2020 United States presidential election]], Favre endorsed President [[Donald Trump]] for re-election.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Andrew |first=Scottie |date=October 30, 2020 |title=Brett Favre and hockey star Bobby Orr endorse Trump |work=CNN |url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/30/politics/brett-favre-endorses-trump-trnd/index.html |url-status=live |access-date=October 30, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030172344/https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/30/politics/brett-favre-endorses-trump-trnd/index.html |archive-date=October 30, 2020}}</ref> In a 2023 interview with [[Jason Whitlock]], he also said Trump 'had the country in a better place' while questioning President [[Joe Biden]] and his leadership.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Brett Favre says Donald Trump 'had our country in a better place'|url= https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/brett-favre-says-donald-trump-had-our-country-in-a-better-place/ar-AA1bjEe0|website=dailymail.com|access-date=May 17, 2023}}</ref>
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