Donald Trump Threw Bill Belichick Under the Bus by Reading the Personal Letter, Says Patriots.com’s Analyst

The Apple TV Plus docuseries on the New England Patriots, The Dynasty, has created enough uproar that led analysts to continue the discussion. Patriots.com’s Matt Smith, Paul Perillo, and Mike Dussault took part in a discussion focusing primarily on episodes No. 9 and 10. During their discussion, all the attention was channeled to the tussle between the quarterback legend, Tom Brady, and the then Patriots HC, Bill Belichick. Interestingly, an unexpected name came up during the discussion: Donald Trump. 

Dussault’s analysis revealed how Belichick and Trump had a long-term bond. But Belichick is a private person; one move by Trump led to fallout, as pointed out in the commentary, “I always kind of felt like I knew that Bill Belichick and Donald Trump had a relationship prior and I always kind of felt like Donald Trump threw Bill Belichick under the bus by reading a personal letter out loud and probably never something that Bill Belichick wanted getting out knowing how private he was.”

As Dussault’s commentary offered a rare glimpse of the underlying tension between Brady and Belichick, it revealed the behind-the-scenes dynamics between two influential figures, Belichick and Trump. In one episode, Matthew Slater and Devin McCourty mentioned how the HC had written a letter for Trump when he was competing in the presidential election, which was not well-received in the locker room.

Trump’s move compromised Belichick’s and the Patriots’ privacy

Belichick’s personal relationship with Trump took center stage in 2016 as the President mentioned the story behind the surprising letter he received from the coach. While the coach maintained his connection with Trump, the letter being a gesture of friendship, the Patriots did not receive it well amidst a volatile atmosphere of strained relationships.

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In the docuseries, Belichick defended himself by saying, “My relationship with Donald Trump isn’t political. I knew him long before he got into politics. Donald is a friend, and I wrote a personal letter.” But in the ninth episode of the series, Slater revealed, “When the letter came out, I felt kinda like, man, we got kinda bamboozled. Bill always said things like, ‘We don’t want to have to be in the media talking about these different things.’ Like, I had some opinions I might have wanted to share, but out of respect to the team I didn’t.” 

Because Belichick threatened to fine Matt Light for his involvement with the media, the letter was not something the players expected from the coach. The fallout from Belichick’s letter and the broader societal tensions gave birth to a sense of unease and division in the New England locker room.

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