Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker has endorsed Josh Hawley for re-election to the U.S. Senate, praising the former Missouri attorney general as a “family” and “godly” man.
Butker and Hawley appeared together on “The Ingraham Angle” on Thursday, and the NFL star said he has a week to get involved in the campaign.
“We decided to stay in Kansas City and thought, who else would we want to campaign with other than Sen. Josh Hawley, with whom we have built this relationship over the last few years? “He's a family man. He's a religious man, and there's no one else I would support as the first candidate.”
Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker has endorsed Republican Sen. Josh Hawley (Missouri), who is seeking re-election.
Hawley, who is running against Democratic candidate Lucas Kunce, said he was “honored” to have Butker's endorsement and to campaign alongside him as the Chiefs' kicker.
“This is a guy who's not afraid to tell the truth, who's not afraid to say we have to stand on the principles that this country was founded on, and the left is going after him in such a crazy, insane way. He didn't give up in the spring, and we need more of that in America,'' Hawley told The Ingraham Angle.
Butker came under fire earlier this year for comments she made about women and their careers in a commencement address at Benedictine College.
Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker will deliver the 2024 commencement address at Benedictine College.
He praised the achievements of the female graduates, but said they had been told “egregious lies” and should accept being “housewives”.
Harrison Butker's faith-based commencement address at Benedictine College: Read the speech here
“While some of you may go on to successful careers in the world, I would venture to guess that the majority of you are most excited about your marriage and the children you will bring into the world. “My beautiful wife, Isabel, will be the first to say that her life really began when she began fulfilling her duties as a wife and mother,” she said at the time. Butker said.
He told Fox News host Laura Ingraham that he was “sad” that some people took his words in a “terrible way.”
Butker, who has played for the Kansas City Chiefs since 2017, is a devout Catholic. (Perry Knotts/Getty Images)
“As a housewife, I was trying to tell a life story for the many women who have dedicated their lives to raising children. It's a beautiful role, but it's not one that should be taken lightly,” he explained. .
“If you're a woman and you want to spend time with your family and raise your children, there's nothing to be ashamed of. So there's nothing to deny those who want to get a great education and have a career. But it's more about how beautiful it is.'' It could be about women taking a step back and putting their families first, spending time with their children and providing for their families. , that's what I was trying to say about love. ”
Riley appears in Hawley campaign ad promoting support for Missouri Democratic Party's 'radical transgender policies'
Ingraham changed his mind and asked the Chiefs kicker in November if he supported former President Trump, but Butker said he was just supporting the presidential candidate “who would be the most pro-life.” Ta.
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a town hall event in Fayetteville, North Carolina, Friday, Oct. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Carl B. DeBreker) (AP Photo/Carl B. DeBraker)
“Do you have any doubts about supporting Mr. Trump?” Ingraham pressed.
CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP
“I think you need to vote for the person who will be the most pro-life,” Butker responded. “And we have to be prayerful people who put God first. I think that's what's best for this country.”
