[Music] Patrick Mahomes has made it clear that he will not be publicly sharing his political beliefs in contrast to his friend Taylor Swift during a press conference the Kansas City Chief's quarterback was asked about endorsing a presidential candidate after Republican nominee Donald Trump praised Patrick's wife Britney Mahomes for her reported support in the upcoming election I've always said I don't want my place and my platform to be used to endorse a candidate or do whatever either way Patrick 28 told reporters on Wednesday he added that his role is to encourage people to register to vote and to conduct their own research before making the best decision for themselves and their families when asked about Trump's mention of Britney Patrick emphasized that what matters most is me and my family and how we treat other people the quarterback also said he doesn't consider politics when spending time with friends noting that he focuses on how they treat other people I'm thinking about the people and how they treat other people he explained mentioning that he had spent time with a lot of great people this week just days after attending the US Open with his wife Swift and Chiefs teammate Travis Kelce Patrick's comments came less than 24 hours after Swift publicly endorsed vice president kamla Harris following Tuesday night's presidential debate meanwhile on Wednesday Trump praised Britney Mahomes during an appearance on Fox and Friends I actually like Mrs Mahomes much better if you want to know the truth Trump said adding that she's a big Trump fan Britney had previously made headlines in August after she appeared to clap back at critics following her alleged like of a prot trump post on Instagram