Social Media Mocks Trump's Wimpy Excuse For Why He Hated Playing Football

Donald Trump is reportedly trying to earn votes by emphasizing his masculinity, but he’s being mocked as a wimp after admitting the reason he didn’t like playing football as a kid.

During an appearance on the “Bussin’ With the Boys” podcast on Tuesday, the former president took great pains to explain why he wasn’t fond of playing football ― and threw in a few racist dog whistles while doing so.

“I didn’t like [football],” Trump said. “I played tight ... tight end. I could catch the ball good, but I didn’t particularly like having some guy who was lifting weights all day long and came from a bad neighborhood and he sees me ... they were tackling hard.”

You can hear him below starting at the 1:54:40 mark.

Considering conservative surrogates like Charlie Kirk are claiming “you’re not a man” unless you vote for Trump, many people on social media were amused to hear about the former president’s fear of being tackled.

Some also pointed out the hidden meaning behind Trump’s use of the words “bad neighborhood.”