Pacquiao’s longtime promoter Bob Arum said there is a possibility that Pacquiao would meet with Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton in Las Vegas, Nevada on or about the third week of February.
Hillary and her husband, former U.S. President Bill Clinton, are known fans and supporters of Pacquiao. It is possible Clinton will ask Pacquiao to endorse her candidacy.
During her visit to the Philippines back in 2011 for a bilateral talks with President Aquino, Clinton disclosed she is a fan of Pacquiao.
“We know that Pacman had another great victory. I am a major Pacman fan,” said Clinton after Pacquiao’s victory over Juan Manuel Marquez of Mexico.
In his interview with Jimmy Kimmel in his program last year, Bill praised Pacquiao for being a great guy and a good role model.
“I think that he’s a great guy and a great role model for the country and he’s very strong and honest. So he’s thinking about the rest of his life,” he said.
Arum, who is rooting for Clinton for president isn’t sure if Pacquiao will support Clinton’s candidacy saying it’s up to him if he does after their meeting.
“That’s up to him, but she’s my candidate,” Arum told Filipino journalists who attended the press tour at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Los Angeles Tuesday.
Pacquiao has become a popular endorser because of his role model image and his amiable personality. Among others, Pacquiao has endorsed popular sports shoes and apparel maker Nike, computer giant Hawlett-Packard, Hennessy cognac, Foot Locker, Nestle’s Butterfinger and State Produce, to name a few.
On politics, Pacquiao has endorsed Sen. Harry Reid of Nevada, who won another term despite formidable opponent out to unseat him in previous election.
Pacquiao has millions of Filipino and American fans across the US who are potential voters in the upcoming US presidential election.
Pacquiao, who is seeking a senate seat in the Philippines in the upcoming May elections, has yet to disclose if he is indeed endorsing Clinton as the next U.S. president.
