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Tom Brady endorses Donald Trump for president

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Benjamin Snyder
Benjamin Snyder
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September 16, 2015, 4:44 PM ET
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NFL quarterback Tom Brady has endorsed Republican frontrunner Donald Trump for president.

Just days after Trump’s “Make America Great Again” hat was found in his locker, the New England Patriots star told reporters that he hopes the real estate mogul is elected.

“I hope so. That would be great. There’d be a putting green on the White House lawn, I’m sure of that,” he reportedly said on Wednesday.

Brady and Trump have been friends since 2002, according to reports. Like Trump, Brady is no stranger to controversy. The quarterback recently won his appeal for the #DeflateGate saga in which he was nearly suspended from playing for four games.

Trump made his support at the time clear, writing: “Congratulations to Tom Brady on yet another great victory – Tom is my friend and a total winner!”

The GOP frontrunner also wanted Brady to sue the league for $250,000.

And here’s a tweet from today about Brady’s comments:

Brady asked if Trump can win election. “I hope so. That would be great. There’d be a putting green on the White House lawn, Im sure of that”

— Ben Volin (@BenVolin) September 16, 2015

For more on Trump, here’s what winners of his hit reality television show “The Apprentice” have to say about his leadership qualities.

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Benjamin Snyder is Fortune's managing editor, leading operations for the newsroom.

Prior to rejoining Fortune, he was a managing editor at Business Insider and has worked as an editor for Bloomberg, LinkedIn and CNBC, covering leadership stories, sports business, careers and business news. He started his career as a breaking news reporter at Fortune in 2014.

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