Bubba Wallace has problem with US politics after Donald Trump election
Bubba Wallace questioned why everything in our society has become so politicized while addressing a moment between him and Donald Trump at the Daytona 500.
Bubba Wallace slammed the current state of political conversation in the United States, insisting that everything in our society has been “labeled as red or blue.”
While speaking to Outkick’s Trey Wallace - who happens to be his first cousin - Wallace questioned why those on opposite ends of the political spectrum are so quick to judge one another. “At the end of the day we're all human beings, and people are gonna like what they like and not like what they don't like, right?” the NASCAR star said.
“Who are we to judge somebody because they don't agree with the things that we like to eat, or like to do, or the people we like or don't like? And that's just how it is. I have said over the last couple of years, it's crazy how you can wake up and just say, ‘Oh man, it's a beautiful day and the sky is nice and blue.’ Oh, you're a Democrat or oh, you're a Republican.
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“It's like, holy ----, I'm just talking here. And I think everything is labeled as red or blue. I just see people how they are and I want to be treated with respect, so I treat them with respect.”
Elsewhere in the conversation, Wallace and Trey discussed a specific moment at the Daytona 500, which President Donald Trump attended. As the 78-year-old spoke at Daytona International Speedway, cameras panned to the No. 23 Toyota driver looking on from the inside of his car for an extended period of time.
Addressing the moment, Wallace said: “I didn't notice the Daytona 500 moment, but we have to sometimes remember that people are waiting for a reaction. And I've grown up and learned a lot throughout my reactions and actions. To just try to stay on a straight and narrow and not give anybody a reason to talk about.”
Back in 2020, Wallace - the sole Black driver in the NASCAR Cup Series - was a topic of fierce debate after a garage pull rope formed as a noose was found in his garage at Talladega Superspeedway. An FBI investigation determined that the display was not a hate crime as the noose had been there since October of 2019 - prompting backlash from Trump and a portion of the motorsports community.
On the heels of the incident, Wallace revealed that he’s worked on blocking out the noise on social media. “At the end of the day, you just got to enjoy life with the people that you want to be around, and surround yourself with the right people that will push you to do the right thing, treat you with respect. And that's all you can ask for, and that's what I do. I'm having fun with where I'm at,” he said.
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“I've definitely taken a step back, a couple steps back from the social media side and just look at it from trying to have fun with it throughout all the negativity and all the hate that's being spewed out there daily. It's kind of hard to not get caught up in that.
“But at the same time, I look at where I'm sitting - my wife and kid are upstairs, I have an incredible living, and I have an opportunity in front of me that no one sitting behind a screen or a keyboard can take away from me, no matter what they say.”
