Trump Supporters Angered By Garth Brooks At Concert

Dave Reginek, Special to Detroit News
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DETROIT — Leave it to the internet to interpret Garth Brooks wearing a Barry Sanders jersey during a concert in Detroit as a political endorsement of a certain liberal presidential candidate.

The more than 70,000 fans who attended the country music star’s Feb. 22 show at Ford Field understood it for what it was: a tribute to one of greatest NFL running backs and Detroit Lions players ever.

After the show, Brooks posted a photo on social media of himself wearing the jersey, which has “Sanders” and “20” emblazoned on the back. That’s where the trouble started.

Annoyed fans ripped Brooks in the comment sections under the photo, believing he was endorsing Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and the self-proclaimed democratic socialist’s 2020 presidential campaign.

“I had no idea you were a big freaking liberal socialist! I’ve listened to your songs for the last time!” one person wrote.

Another wrote, “If this is for Bernie Sanders, I’m done with you. I thought you were a true American that loves our country.”

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