--- description: Some Trump supporters in the sports world were slightly more gracious in victory, while others rubbed it in title: How Pro Athletes Reacted to Donald Trump's Victory image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb9711434849922e0/6988adeb8e060176da468346/gettyimages-620165112.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Sports](/section/sports/) ## Sports Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [2016 Election](/tag/2016-election/) ## 2016 Election Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # How Pro Athletes Reacted to Donald Trump's Victory  by [Sean Gregory](/author/sean-gregory/)  ## Sean Gregory Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Senior Correspondent Nov 9, 2016 9:30 PM CUT  Jake Arrieta of the Chicago Cubs reacts after striking out Tyler Naquin of the Cleveland Indians (not pictured) with the bases loaded during the fourth inning in Game Six of the 2016 World Series at Progressive Field on November 1, 2016 in Cleveland, Ohio. Jake Arrieta of the Chicago Cubs reacts after striking out Tyler Naquin of the Cleveland Indians (not pictured) with the bases loaded during the fourth inning in Game Six of the 2016 World Series at Progressive Field on November 1, 2016 in Cleveland, Ohio.Jamie Squire—Getty Images  by [Sean Gregory](/author/sean-gregory/)  ## Sean Gregory Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Senior Correspondent Nov 9, 2016 9:30 PM CUT Chicago Cubs pitcher Jake Arrieta wasted no time gloating. After Donald Trump won the presidency, the 2015 Cy Young Award winner, and current world champ, needled celebrities who said they’d flee the country if Donald Trump was elected president. > [](https://twitter.com/JArrieta34/status/796372720015523840) Other Trump supporters in the sports world were slightly more gracious in victory. UFC president Dana White went for the celebratory tongue-wagging emoji. > [](https://twitter.com/danawhite/status/796245414576013312) While Kansas City Royals pitcher Dillon Gee dug up [The Carlton](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zS1cLOIxsQ8 "undefined"). > [](https://twitter.com/DillonGee35/status/796256705487183872) Okay, Buffalo Bills offensive lineman Richie Incognito also gloated. > [](https://twitter.com/68INCOGNITO/status/796342750194958337) Golfer John Daly offered a straight-up kudos: > [](https://twitter.com/PGA%5FJohnDaly/status/796257347429605377) Other athletes—in particular NBA players—expressed their disappointment in Trump’s victory. > [](https://twitter.com/JoakimNoah/status/796204553964294144) > [](https://twitter.com/JabariParker/status/796217253918375936) > [](https://twitter.com/rickyrubio9/status/796234385838186496) Others called for unity. Like NASACR driver Michael Waltrip: > [](https://twitter.com/MW55/status/796239917307297792) And Sacramento Kinds guard Garrett Temple: > [](https://twitter.com/GTemp14/status/796297475636109313) And ex-Baltimore Ravens linebacker Brendon Ayanbadejo: > [](https://twitter.com/brendon310/status/796249729550032896) Athletes, like all Americans, will be discussing the 2016 election for a long time. Unless you’re Tom Brady. Trump said on the campaign trail Monday that Brady informed Trump that he had voted for him. Though Brady’s wife, supermodel Gisele Bundchen, [said ](http://www.etonline.com/news/202293%5Fgisele%5Ftom%5Fbrady%5Fdonald%5Ftrump/ "undefined")on Instagram that the couple did not support Trump. “I talked to my wife and she said I can’t talk about politics anymore,” [said Brady ](http://sports.yahoo.com/news/is-tom-brady-happy-for-donald-trump-wife-gisele-wont-let-him-talk-about-it-anymore-171308340.html "undefined")on Wednesday. “I think that’s a good decision for our family.” ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4564781/sports-athletes-donald-trump-election/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4564781/sports-athletes-donald-trump-election/"},"headline":"How Pro Athletes Reacted to Donald Trump's Victory","datePublished":"2016-11-09T21:30:19.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T01:43:44.276Z","description":"Shock, gloating, and calls for unity","url":"https://time.com/4564781/sports-athletes-donald-trump-election/","keywords":["2016 Election","Hillary Clinton","2016 Election topic","Donald Trump"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb9711434849922e0/6988adeb8e060176da468346/gettyimages-620165112.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Sean Gregory","jobTitle":"Senior Correspondent","url":"https://time.com/author/sean-gregory/"}],"articleSection":"Sports","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb9711434849922e0/6988adeb8e060176da468346/gettyimages-620165112.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"World Series - Chicago Cubs v Cleveland Indians - Game Six","caption":"World Series - Chicago Cubs v Cleveland Indians - Game Six","creditText":"Jamie Squire—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/sports/","name":"Sports"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/2016-election/","name":"2016 Election"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4564781/sports-athletes-donald-trump-election/","name":"How Pro Athletes Reacted to Donald Trump's Victory"}}]}] ```