{"id":954218,"date":"2026-11-06T02:33:02","date_gmt":"2026-11-06T02:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/954218\/"},"modified":"2026-11-06T02:33:02","modified_gmt":"2026-11-06T02:33:02","slug":"nfl-star-rob-gronkowski-has-epic-meltdown-after-outing-himself-as-maga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/954218\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL Star Rob Gronkowski Has Epic Meltdown After Outing Himself as MAGA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"w-full [font:var(--article-header-dek-sm)] [letter-spacing:var(--article-header-dek-sm-letter-spacing)] [text-decoration:var(--article-header-dek-sm-text-decoration)] [text-transform:var(--article-header-dek-sm-text-transform)] md:[font:var(--article-header-dek-lg)] md:[letter-spacing:var(--article-header-dek-lg-letter-spacing)] md:[text-decoration:var(--article-header-dek-lg-text-decoration)] md:[text-transform:var(--article-header-dek-lg-text-transform)] text-[var(--components-article-header-color-dek)]\" data-fp-intro=\"\">The football champion is now denying affiliation with a right-wing group.<\/p>\n<p class=\"[font:var(--text-paragraph)] [letter-spacing:var(--text-paragraph-letter-spacing)] [text-decoration:var(--text-paragraph-text-decoration)] [text-transform:var(--text-paragraph-text-transform)] text-[var(--color-text-body-dark)] [&amp;_a]:underline [&amp;_a:hover]:text-[var(--components-content-card-color-title-hover)]\" data-block-type=\"text\">NFL legend Rob Gronkowski is denying any affiliation with the conservative advocacy nonprofit <a data-element=\"Inline Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/charlie-kirk-groups-secret-fury-at-trump-a-palooza-exposed\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/charlie-kirk-groups-secret-fury-at-trump-a-palooza-exposed\">Turning Point USA<\/a> after he and his girlfriend, Camille Kostek, <a data-element=\"Inline Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/obsessed\/nfl-legend-rob-gronkowski-outs-himself-as-maga-by-turning-up-to-back-trump\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/obsessed\/nfl-legend-rob-gronkowski-outs-himself-as-maga-by-turning-up-to-back-trump\">appeared in photos<\/a> with group members on Election Day in New Hampshire.<\/p>\n<p class=\"[font:var(--text-paragraph)] [letter-spacing:var(--text-paragraph-letter-spacing)] [text-decoration:var(--text-paragraph-text-decoration)] [text-transform:var(--text-paragraph-text-transform)] text-[var(--color-text-body-dark)] [&amp;_a]:underline [&amp;_a:hover]:text-[var(--components-content-card-color-title-hover)]\" data-block-type=\"text\">\u201cIt has been upsetting and eye opening to see the narratives around my visit to NH on Election Day with Camille,\u201d the former Patriots tight end wrote on his Instagram story Thursday. \u201cIn regard to the images and videos circulating we are not endorsed by or affiliated with Turning Point USA.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-slot=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/DYFXLRDGWND4XBLCYY47HNXWZU.png\"   alt=\"Rob Gronkowski waved a flag outside a New Hampshire polling location.\" width=\"1008\" height=\"1674\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"w-full h-auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"[font:var(--text-caption)] [letter-spacing:var(--text-caption-letter-spacing)] [text-decoration:var(--text-caption-text-decoration)] [text-transform:var(--text-caption-text-transform)] text-[var(--color-text-caption-dark)]\">Rob Gronkowski waved a flag outside a New Hampshire polling location.<\/p>\n<p class=\"[font:var(--text-paragraph)] [letter-spacing:var(--text-paragraph-letter-spacing)] [text-decoration:var(--text-paragraph-text-decoration)] [text-transform:var(--text-paragraph-text-transform)] text-[var(--color-text-body-dark)] [&amp;_a]:underline [&amp;_a:hover]:text-[var(--components-content-card-color-title-hover)] tdb-paywall\" data-block-type=\"text\">\u201cGronk\u201d signed jerseys and posed for photos outside a tent for the ultraconservative organization. He was also seen posing with Republican gubernatorial incumbent <a data-element=\"Inline Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcboston.com\/news\/local\/gronk-bedford-new-hampshire-voting-polls-meet-and-greet\/4042477\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kelly Ayotte<\/a> and <a data-element=\"Inline Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/henry4NH\/posts\/pfbid08S9ouBzzKRpG6bjAzQPdw244zCYQCcFoRoHNXCco7Vvsn4DyCq1jrBTBUVF2x7whl\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">signed a campaign sign<\/a> for Henry Giasson, a Republican running for state representative outside various polling locations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"[font:var(--text-paragraph)] [letter-spacing:var(--text-paragraph-letter-spacing)] [text-decoration:var(--text-paragraph-text-decoration)] [text-transform:var(--text-paragraph-text-transform)] text-[var(--color-text-body-dark)] [&amp;_a]:underline [&amp;_a:hover]:text-[var(--components-content-card-color-title-hover)] tdb-paywall\" data-block-type=\"text\">Gronkowski previously stayed out of politics publicly but has been registered as a Republican in Florida, where he appears to currently reside. <\/p>\n<p class=\"[font:var(--text-paragraph)] [letter-spacing:var(--text-paragraph-letter-spacing)] [text-decoration:var(--text-paragraph-text-decoration)] [text-transform:var(--text-paragraph-text-transform)] text-[var(--color-text-body-dark)] [&amp;_a]:underline [&amp;_a:hover]:text-[var(--components-content-card-color-title-hover)] tdb-paywall\" data-block-type=\"text\">Turning Point USA made <a data-element=\"Inline Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/newly-outed-maga-nfl-icon-rob-gronk-gronkowski-humiliated-by-stunning-new-hampshire-loss\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/newly-outed-maga-nfl-icon-rob-gronk-gronkowski-humiliated-by-stunning-new-hampshire-loss\">extensive, failed efforts<\/a> in New Hampshire to elect Republican loser <a data-element=\"Inline Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/trump-endorsed-candidate-humiliated-by-hometown-vote\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/trump-endorsed-candidate-humiliated-by-hometown-vote\">John Sununu<\/a> to the Senate over <a data-element=\"Inline Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/karoline-leavitt-humiliated-as-she-learns-home-state-result-live\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/karoline-leavitt-humiliated-as-she-learns-home-state-result-live\">Democrat Chris Pappas<\/a>. A spokesperson for the Charlie Kirk-founded organization <a data-element=\"Inline Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/boston\/news\/rob-gronkowski-gronk-new-hampshire-polls\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/boston\/news\/rob-gronkowski-gronk-new-hampshire-polls\/\" target=\"_blank\">said<\/a> Gronkowski wasn\u2019t explicitly in New Hampshire with the group but walked by their tent and took photos with members. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-slot=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/XRQCYWM2G5FPFDTUQD46AKSWEE.jpeg\"   alt=\"Gronkowski and Karina Nicholas, the Communications Director for the New Hampshire Republican Party.\" width=\"1193\" height=\"671\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"w-full h-auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"[font:var(--text-caption)] [letter-spacing:var(--text-caption-letter-spacing)] [text-decoration:var(--text-caption-text-decoration)] [text-transform:var(--text-caption-text-transform)] text-[var(--color-text-caption-dark)]\">Gronkowski and Karina Nicholas, the Communications Director for the New Hampshire Republican Party, in front of a Turning Point Action tent.<\/p>\n<p class=\"[font:var(--text-paragraph)] [letter-spacing:var(--text-paragraph-letter-spacing)] [text-decoration:var(--text-paragraph-text-decoration)] [text-transform:var(--text-paragraph-text-transform)] text-[var(--color-text-body-dark)] [&amp;_a]:underline [&amp;_a:hover]:text-[var(--components-content-card-color-title-hover)] tdb-paywall\" data-block-type=\"text\">\u201cAfter stopping at Goffstown high school we crossed the street to greet excited fans yelling out our names before leaving to the next location,\u201d Gronkowski wrote in his post. \u201cWe simply took some pictures and I signed some things for them before leaving.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Get the Best of the Beast<\/p>\n<p>Sign Up for Our Obsessed Newsletter<\/p>\n<p class=\"[font:var(--text-paragraph)] [letter-spacing:var(--text-paragraph-letter-spacing)] [text-decoration:var(--text-paragraph-text-decoration)] [text-transform:var(--text-paragraph-text-transform)] text-[var(--color-text-body-dark)] [&amp;_a]:underline [&amp;_a:hover]:text-[var(--components-content-card-color-title-hover)] tdb-paywall\" data-block-type=\"text\">\u201cWe took photos with people across the political spectrum throughout that morning,\u201d the post continued. \u201cWe cannot control what the media has made of it and running with &#8211; so we are here to shut down the false narratives.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"[font:var(--text-paragraph)] [letter-spacing:var(--text-paragraph-letter-spacing)] [text-decoration:var(--text-paragraph-text-decoration)] [text-transform:var(--text-paragraph-text-transform)] text-[var(--color-text-body-dark)] [&amp;_a]:underline [&amp;_a:hover]:text-[var(--components-content-card-color-title-hover)] tdb-paywall\" data-block-type=\"text\">Other celebrities also gathered to support Republicans in the Granite State on Election Day. Among those who joined <a data-element=\"Inline Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/obsessed\/nfl-legend-rob-gronkowski-outs-himself-as-maga-by-turning-up-to-back-trump\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/obsessed\/nfl-legend-rob-gronkowski-outs-himself-as-maga-by-turning-up-to-back-trump\">Gronkowski<\/a> in New Hampshire Tuesday were MAGA fanatics like rapper Nicki Minaj, NCAA All-American <a data-element=\"Inline Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/maga-rejoices-as-upenn-wipes-transgender-swimmers-records-at-trumps-request\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/maga-rejoices-as-upenn-wipes-transgender-swimmers-records-at-trumps-request\">swimmer Riley Gaines<\/a>, boxing champions <a data-element=\"Inline Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/floyd-mayweather-on-trumps-p-sy-grabbing-comments-he-speak-like-a-real-man-1\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/floyd-mayweather-on-trumps-p-sy-grabbing-comments-he-speak-like-a-real-man-1\">Floyd Mayweathe<\/a>r and <a data-element=\"Inline Link\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NewHampJournal\/status\/2117743714055696637?s=20\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NewHampJournal\/status\/2117743714055696637?s=20\">Mike Tyson<\/a>, and more\u2014none of whom reside in the state.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-slot=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/NYUV6K5IVJGKJK6C5ZMBU2UQZM.PNG\"   alt=\"Gronkowski denied an affiliation with Turning Point on Instagram.\" width=\"1051\" height=\"2274\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"w-full h-auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"[font:var(--text-caption)] [letter-spacing:var(--text-caption-letter-spacing)] [text-decoration:var(--text-caption-text-decoration)] [text-transform:var(--text-caption-text-transform)] text-[var(--color-text-caption-dark)]\">Gronkowski denied an affiliation with Turning Point on Instagram.<\/p>\n<p class=\"[font:var(--text-paragraph)] [letter-spacing:var(--text-paragraph-letter-spacing)] [text-decoration:var(--text-paragraph-text-decoration)] [text-transform:var(--text-paragraph-text-transform)] text-[var(--color-text-body-dark)] [&amp;_a]:underline [&amp;_a:hover]:text-[var(--components-content-card-color-title-hover)] tdb-paywall\" data-block-type=\"text\">It\u2019s still unclear what brought Gronkowski and the MAGA celebrities to New Hampshire polling places on Election Day, but Gronkowski insists he and Turning Point are separate entities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"[font:var(--text-paragraph)] [letter-spacing:var(--text-paragraph-letter-spacing)] [text-decoration:var(--text-paragraph-text-decoration)] [text-transform:var(--text-paragraph-text-transform)] text-[var(--color-text-body-dark)] [&amp;_a]:underline [&amp;_a:hover]:text-[var(--components-content-card-color-title-hover)] tdb-paywall\" data-block-type=\"text\">\u201cIt\u2019s disappointing to see an innocent moment stripped of context and turned into clickbait,\u201d Gronkowski\u2019s post concluded. \u201cOur message has always been and always will be to treat everyone with kindness and hope you all will do the same.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"[font:var(--text-paragraph)] [letter-spacing:var(--text-paragraph-letter-spacing)] [text-decoration:var(--text-paragraph-text-decoration)] [text-transform:var(--text-paragraph-text-transform)] text-[var(--color-text-body-dark)] [&amp;_a]:underline [&amp;_a:hover]:text-[var(--components-content-card-color-title-hover)] tdb-paywall\" data-block-type=\"text\">Obsessed with pop culture and entertainment? 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