{"id":2243870,"date":"2024-05-13T21:13:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-14T01:13:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chiefs-kicker-slams-biden-and-dei-in-commencement-speech\/"},"modified":"2024-05-13T21:16:03","modified_gmt":"2024-05-14T01:16:03","slug":"chiefs-kicker-slams-biden-and-dei-in-commencement-speech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chiefs-kicker-slams-biden-and-dei-in-commencement-speech\/","title":{"rendered":"Chiefs Kicker Criticizes Biden and DEI in Speech"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fchiefs-kicker-slams-biden-and-dei-in-commencement-speech%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2243870&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Kansas City Chiefs kicker\u200d Harrison Butker criticized President Joe Biden and DEI policies during a commencement \u200caddress at a Catholic liberal arts school. Butker,\u200c a three-time Super Bowl \u200bchampion, questioned Biden&#8217;s \u2062support for abortion, suggesting it contradicts their shared Catholic faith. His remarks at Benedictine College in Kansas highlighted concerns over the impact of such policies on major life issues.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p>Kansas City Chiefs kicker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/chiefs-kicker-says-parade-shooting-wasnt-about-the-guns-we-need-strong-fathers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Harrison Butker<\/a> criticized President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/joe-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joe Biden<\/a> and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies while delivering a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-JS7RIKSaCc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">commencement address<\/a> at a Catholic liberal arts school over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>The three-time Super Bowl champion suggested that Biden, who like Butler is Catholic, has betrayed his faith with his support of abortion access.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBad policies and poor leadership have negatively impacted major life issues,\u201d Butler said on Saturday during the <a href=\"https:\/\/media.benedictine.edu\/2024-benedictine-college-commencement-celebrates-the-largest-graduating-class-in-history\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">undergraduate ceremony<\/a> at Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas.<\/p>\n<p>Butler said \u201cthings like abortion, IVF, surrogacy, euthanasia, as well as a growing support for degenerate cultural values in media, all stem from the pervasiveness of disorder.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Super Bowl Champ Harrison Butker rips Biden during a commencement speech: \u201cOur own nation is led by a man who proudly proclaims his Catholic faith, but at the same time is delusional enough to make the sign of the cross during a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pinkerton-a-left-wing-citys-refusal-to-honor-veterans-day-reminds-us-that-patriotism-must-be-taught\/\" title=\"Pinkerton: A Left-Wing City\u2019s Refusal to Honor Veterans Day Reminds Us That Patriotism Must Be Taught\">pro-abortion rally<\/a>.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vPutZKgnCI\">pic.twitter.com\/vPutZKgnCI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 TheBlaze (@theblaze) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theblaze\/status\/1790105774921810325?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 13, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chiefs-clinch-super-bowl-win-with-just-8-seconds-left-on-the-clock\/\" title=\"Chiefs Clinch Super Bowl Win With Just 8 Seconds Left On The Clock\">place kicker<\/a> then made reference to Biden without mentioning his name, describing how the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/psaki-on-dallas-mavericks-stopping-national-anthem-before-games-its-about-recognizing-u-s-isnt-perfect\/\" title=\"Psaki On Dallas Mavericks Stopping National Anthem Before Games: It\u2019s About Recognizing U.S. Isn\u2019t Perfect\">president made<\/a> a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/devout-catholic-president-makes-sign-of-the-cross-at-pro-abortion-rally\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sign of the cross<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/biden-makes-sign-of-the-cross-during-pro-abortion-speech-in-florida\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">during a pro-abortion speech<\/a> by a fellow Democrat in Florida last month.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur nation is led by a man who publicly and proudly proclaims his Catholic faith, but at the same time is delusional enough to make the sign of the cross during a pro-abortion rally,\u201d Butker said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe has been so vocal in his support for the murder of innocent babies that I\u2019m sure to many people, it appears you can be both Catholic and pro-choice,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Biden is \u201cnot alone,\u201d Butker went on.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom the man behind the COVID lockdowns, to the people pushing dangerous gender ideologies onto the youth of America, they all have a glaring thing in common \u2014 they are Catholic,\u201d Butker said. \u201cThis is an important reminder that being Catholic alone doesn\u2019t cut it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Butker previously <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/harrison-butkers-wardrobe-makes-pro-life-statement-chiefs-white-house-visit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">made headlines<\/a> for wearing a tie emblazoned with the Latin pro-life phrase \u201cVulnerari Praesidio\u201d \u2014 which translates to \u201cProtect the most vulnerable\u201d \u2014 as he and his Chiefs teammates celebrated one of their Super Bowl victories at the White House last year.<\/p>\n<p>Later in his commencement address on Saturday, Butker took aim at DEI before going on to critique <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/house-passes-bill-to-codify-definition-of-anti-semitism\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a House-passed bill<\/a> to codify a definition of anti-Semitism.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe world around us says that we should keep our beliefs to ourselves whenever they go against the tyranny of diversity, equity and inclusion,\u201d he said. \u201cWe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/californians-are-terrified-to-say-what-everyone-knows-about-trans-athletes-in-girls-sports\/\" title=\"Californians Fear Speaking Truth About Trans Athletes in Girls' Sports\">fear speaking truth<\/a> because now unfortunately truth is in the minority.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During a recent commencement speech at a Catholic liberal arts school, Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker openly criticized President Joe Biden and DEI policies. Butker, a three-time Super Bowl champion, expressed concerns about Biden&#8217;s stance on abortion, stating that it goes against their shared Catholic faith. His comments sparked debate and reflection on the intersection of politics and personal beliefs<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1588,"featured_media":2243871,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-1550005136-scaled-e1715639769861.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2243870","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-1550005136-scaled-e1715639769861.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2243870","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1588"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2243870"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2243870\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2243871"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2243870"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2243870"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2243870"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}