Gracie Hunt, daughter of Kansas City Chiefs president Clark Hunt, defended kicker Harrison Butker from massive backlash over his commencement speech at Catholic University.
In an interview with “Fox & Friends” host Steve Doocy, Hunt said he had great respect for Butker and his Catholic faith, and that he wanted women to prioritize marriage over career. I sympathized with Doocy’s encouragement to focus on motherhood.
“Well, I can only speak from my own experience, but we had the most amazing mothers who had the ability to stay home and spend time with us while our children grew up. And women who don’t have that decision to make. I understand that there are people out there, but I know that for me in life, it was very formative in shaping me and my siblings,” Hunt said. .
“So you understand what he’s saying,” Doocy said.
“Indeed,” she answered. “And I really respect Harrison and his Christian faith and what he’s accomplished on and off the field.”
There are growing calls for the Chiefs to fire Butker for his encouragement and recognition of housewives, especially his own wife, who takes credit for his success. She also criticized President Joe Biden’s leadership for its “dangerous gender ideology” during Pride Month and the “poor life” decisions women have made, including abortion, in vitro fertilization (IVF) and surrogacy. (Related: Kansas City goes after Harrison Butker over conservative beliefs, then tries to apologize)
The Chiefs president’s wife, Tavia Hunt, turned to Instagram to support the stay-at-home dad and defend Butker.
“It is not prejudice to affirm motherhood and celebrate wives, and to highlight the sacrifice and dedication it takes to be a mother,” she wrote. “It is empowering to recognize that women’s hard work in raising children is not in vain. Countless highly educated women have dedicated their lives to raising and guiding their children. ”
Petition to remove Mr. Butker collected As of Friday morning, it had about 177,000 signatures. Petition organizer Willard Harris lamented Butker’s comments as “sexist, homophobic, anti-trans, anti-abortion and racist.”
“The hurtful comments made by Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker in his commencement address at Benedictine College were unacceptable. His comments were sexist, homophobic, anti-trans, anti-abortion, “These dehumanizing comments against LGBTQ+ individuals, attacks on abortion rights, and racism perpetuate division and undermine human rights,” the petition reads.
“The View” co-host Sarah Haynes said the athlete spoke about the Catholic Church’s official positions on abortion, same-sex marriage and in vitro fertilization, but also criticized the so-called “cult-like” and “radical” He accused Mr. Butker of promoting the faith. Surrogacy and gender ideology.
Kansas City’s official Twitter account identified Butker in a now-deleted tweet, announcing the city where he lives. The city apologized, saying the post had been “shared in error.”
I apologize for my previous tweet. It was shared by mistake.
— Kansas City (@KansasCity) May 16, 2024
written by CatholicVote letter National Football League Commissioner Roger Goodell and Chiefs President Clark Hunt have been accused of “anti-Catholic bigotry” and “increasing hatred, intimidation and Now about the threat of violence.
