Rob Gronkowski said he and Camille Kostek were not endorsed by or affiliated with Turning Point USA after their Election Day visit to New Hampshire drew backlash online. He made the denial in Instagram stories and said the reaction to their trip had been “upsetting and eye opening.”
Gronkowski said he and Kostek stopped at Goffstown high school, then crossed the street to greet fans before leaving for the next location. He said they took pictures, signed items and met people “across the political spectrum” that morning.
Goffstown high school stop
In his account, Gronkowski said the visit did not match the political narrative circulating around the images and videos from the day. “After stopping at Goffstown high school we crossed the street to greet excited fans yelling out our names before leaving to the next location,” he wrote. “We simply took some pictures and I signed some things for them before leaving.”
He added that the pair “took photos with people across the political spectrum throughout that morning.” The statement was his direct response to the criticism that followed the polling-place appearance in New Hampshire during the 2026 Midterm Elections.
WMUR and Turning Point Action
WMUR reported that Gronkowski was seen in Bedford at the polls as part of Turning Point Action’s get-out-the-vote campaign. The report also said Mike Tyson and Floyd Mayweather were among the celebrities making stops at New Hampshire polling sites on behalf of Turning Point.
That account sits alongside Gronkowski’s denial that he and Kostek were affiliated with Turning Point USA. He said, “We cannot control what the media has made of it and running with – so we are here to shut down the false narratives.”
Patriots Hall of Fame induction
Gronkowski is expected to be in New England ahead of his Patriots Hall of Fame induction on Saturday, November 7, at Foxborough’s Gillette Stadium. Robert Kraft will not make the ceremony.
For now, the public dispute centers on how the Election Day visit was framed and on Gronkowski’s insistence that the trip with Camille Kostek was not a Turning Point USA event. The question left by the backlash is whether the polling-place images will keep circulating as a political claim or settle as a personal appearance he has now tried to strip of context.
