‘I Have Total Respect for That’: Michael Jordan Dismisses Trump Endorsement Claims Amid Fiery Backlash Over Rumored ‘Republicans Buy Sneakers Too’ Remark

Michael Jordan is setting the record straight when it comes to his endorsement for the next president of the United States. This comes after a rumor was created on Twitter that the basketball legend had endorsed Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump who is running against the Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris. An X user, uploaded a post with a photo of Jordan with the caption, “JUST IN: Michael Jordan becomes the latest to endorse Donald Trump for President.”The Nov. 3 post got a lot of traction with over 58,000 likes and over 6,800 reposts. But Jordan quickly stepped in to shut down the fake claim and made it clear that he hasn’t made any public endorsements at all.Speaking to The Independent on Nov. 5, his reps for the basketball legend said, “There is absolutely no truth to the claim that Michael Jordan has made an endorsement in the presidential election.”Fans reacted to the statement by applauding Jordan for keeping his preference private. JUST IN: Michael Jordan becomes the latest to endorse Donald Trump for President pic.twitter.com/rNq3t34IBK— Serf (@TheRoyalSerf) November 3, 2024 On Daily Mail’s website, one fan said, “I’m glad he’s keeping his vote or no vote quiet....