Groundbreaking female race car driver Danica Patrick has said she has had to “drop some friends” because of her support for President-elect Donald Trump.

The former race car driver was a massive supporter of the Republican during the 2024 campaign, making appearances for the ticket and speaking about her reasons for voting for him and Vice President-elect JD Vance, Newsweek reported.

“When you get into politics, you know you’re going to lose half of your friends,” she said. “Maybe half of my followers, too; you never know.”

“Definitely, when I post some stuff about politics, you see some dropping due to that. But then you get some back because that’s how it works… I’d say the same thing works with friends. You know, you’ll drop some friends, but then you’re gonna pick some up, too, because you’re going to find more of your people. And it’s going to make you happier anyway,” Patrick continued.

During the campaign, she even moderated a Q&A session with Vance in Greensboro, North Carolina.

“That night just standing in the crowd, you know, after all the swing states kept going red, and you’re like, wow, and once Pennsylvania came through, you’re like, ‘Oh my God, it’s really happening,’” the former race car driver said.

“[…] It’s been a long time since I just like volunteered so much time out of passion and out of a calling. I guess it’s been a while since there’s been a calling. And that’s kind of what it was. It was a very, it was a very unforced process for me that began at AmFest in the end of 2023,” Patrick, who initially made a name for herself in the racing world on the Indy Car circuit.

“It was just such a blessing to be on that last phase of it. That last sort of four or five days with Tulsi (Gabbard) and yourself, and the man himself Donald Trump. So I’ll never forget flying home on Trump Force One sitting next to him hanging out being like, ‘How did I get here? This is so wild,’” she noted further.

“I just want to say I’ve never voted before, but this time around, I have to vote. It’s that important. The person that runs this country should ultimately be running it very much like a business. I can’t really think of a better businessman than Donald Trump,” she said.

“A guy like that who has been in business as long as he has, he’s gonna go into that room and he’s gonna get stuff done. That’s what we need, a president who is actually going to make changes happen,” added Patrick.