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Trump poses for photo with Raiders stars Maxx Crosby and Gardner Minshew in Las Vegas
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Trump poses for photo with Raiders stars Maxx Crosby and Gardner Minshew in Las Vegas

Three Las Vegas Raiders players posed for a photo with former President Trump on Friday.

Defensive end Maxx Crosby, quarterback Gardner Minshew and wide receiver Alex Bachman posed with Trump in a furnished room in Las Vegas in a photo posted on X by Henry Rodgers of The Daily Caller.

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Crosby, one of the Raiders’ biggest stars, voiced his fandom for Trump shortly after an assassination attempt on the former president on July 13 in Butler, Pennsylvania. Crosby called Trump the GOAT in a message on X that day. Crosby has spent his entire career with the Raiders.

Minshew is a newcomer to Las Vegas, having just signed with the Raiders in the offseason. Minshew was named the team’s starting quarterback by head coach Antonio Pierce.

Bachman, a former New York Giants player, was expected to compete for a spot on the active roster as a reserve or on the team’s practice squad, but still managed to get a photo with Trump.

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Quarterback Gardner Minshew of the Las Vegas Raiders warms up before an exhibition game against the Dallas Cowboys at Allegiant Stadium on August 17, 2024 in Las Vegas. (Chris Unger/Getty Images)

Trump was in Nevada on Friday for a campaign event, where he touted his “no tip tax” policy. He also thanked former 2024 opponent Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for his support after Kennedy ended his bid as an independent candidate.

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“We just had a very nice endorsement from RFK Jr. Bobby. And I’ll talk about that. We’re going to go right after this. We’re going to Arizona. We’ll talk about that and a lot of other things, but I just want to thank everybody, and I want to thank Bobby. That was very nice. That was really — that’s big. He’s a great guy, respected by everybody,” Trump said at the event.

The former Democrat spoke a few hours earlier Trump was planned to hold a campaign event in nearby Glendale, Arizona. Trump’s campaign announced Thursday that the former president would be accompanied by a “special guest,” sparking speculation about a Kennedy endorsement.

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Former President Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (Getty)

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Las Vegas has long been one of the cities where Trump’s businesses have made economic and cultural waves. In 2008, the Trump International Hotel Las Vegas officially opened as the tallest building in Las Vegas. Trump worked with Las Vegas casino owner and friend Phil Ruffin on the 1,282-room, non-gaming project. The developers have completed more than $400 million in unit sales since the luxury skyscraper opened in 2008, property records show, according to the Review Journal.

Nevada has voted Democrat in every presidential election since 2008. However, Trump has held a polling lead in the state for much of the 2024 campaign cycle. Since 1980, the presidential candidate who won Nevada has won the election 10 out of 11 times. The lone exception was in 2016, when Trump lost the state to Hillary Clinton but went on to win the election.

The Raiders open the season on September 8 in Los Angeles against division rival the Chargers.

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