Aaron Rodgers is not thrilled with the leadership in his home state of California.
The Packers quarterback appeared on Bill Maher’s “Club Random” podcast; the episode debuts on Sunday, but SFGate provided a preview.
“State’s going to s–t but I’m hanging on,” Rodgers said of California.
He spoke about the lockdowns that forced business shutdowns in 2020 and 2021.
“I grew up in a small town, very little cases up in Chico, California but all the small businesses? F–king gone,” he said.
He bashed AB 2098, a bill that has passed but has yet to be signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom that would punish doctors for spreading misinformation on COVID-19.
Rodgers wondered: “based on whose standard of misinformation?”
Aaron Rodgers ripped the leadership in California. USA TODAY SportsThe quarterback, who has opposed vaccine mandates and explained his rationale for not being vaccinated against COVID-19, also argued for bodily autonomy from government.
“I think there’s a lot of people that believe that you should have your own decision-making on your own medical decisions,” Rodgers said. “My thing is I have an issue with the hypocrisy in society in general and I know you do as well, but abortion has been a hot topic, right. And especially after Roe v. Wade got overturned and sent back to the states, or whatever. I don’t believe the government should have any control over what we do with our bodies.
“As much as I might lean more pro life, I don’t want the government to tell me I can’t smoke a cigar, I can’t have a drink of alcohol, I can’t choose my own medical decisions. And if I’m a woman, don’t f–king tell me what to do. Like whether or not I agree with what you decide to do, who cares? And the government should not have a decision that infringes upon my own personal freedoms.”
Rodgers and the Packers open the season Sunday at Minnesota.






