{"id":588721,"date":"2021-07-12T10:05:28","date_gmt":"2021-07-12T14:05:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=588721"},"modified":"2021-07-12T10:05:29","modified_gmt":"2021-07-12T14:05:29","slug":"former-nfl-player-army-ranger-announces-run-for-senate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-nfl-player-army-ranger-announces-run-for-senate\/","title":{"rendered":"Former NFL Player, Army Ranger Announces Run For Senate"},"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\">18<\/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%2Fformer-nfl-player-army-ranger-announces-run-for-senate%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=588721&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--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Jake-Bequette-announces-run-for-Congress-Twitter-Screenshot-Jake-Bequette-e1626096488854.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Jake Bequette, a former defensive end for the New England Patriots and 1st Lt. in the Army\u2019s 101st Airborne Division,&nbsp; announced Monday he is running to unseat incumbent Republican Arkansas Sen. John Boozman.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m no squish-career politician,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/secure.winred.com\/bequette-for-arkansas\/launch?utm_medium=tw&amp;utm_campaign=20210712_%7B%7BcampaignId%7D%7D_launch&amp;utm_source=lt&amp;utm_content=HA&amp;amount=35\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bequette<\/a> said. \u201cWhat\u2019s happening in Washington these days is a disgrace. Democrats have been taken over by radical Socialists and too many Republicans just go along to get along. Now more than ever we have to stand up and fight for what we believe. I\u2019m a God-fearing, Christian Conservative who is 100% pro-life and pro-police.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"13.14121037464\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">As an Army veteran, former NFL player, and Arkansas Razorback, I have lived my life with service and conservative values at the forefront.<\/p>\n<p>Now, I have a calling to do more. That is why I am running for the United States Senate. Join my team here: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Sb5kqWKhWU\">https:\/\/t.co\/Sb5kqWKhWU<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ecxxwhsOWU\">pic.twitter.com\/ecxxwhsOWU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jake Bequette (@JakeBequette91) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JakeBequette91\/status\/1414553961613434885?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 12, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cAnd I will never apologize for being against illegal immigration. Like you, I\u2019m sick and tired of the media lying, China getting away with murder, and politicians who only stand up for President Trump when they stand to benefit,\u201d he continued. \u201cThe left is going to spend every dollar they can print to remake this country. Some will say that a young, football playing, army veteran isn\u2019t qualified to stop them. Or maybe they\u2019ll say it\u2019s not my turn.\u201d <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/04\/20\/nfl-player-army-ranger-warns-sports-military\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: \u2018It\u2019s Tragic\u2019: Former NFL Player, Army Ranger Warns Against Sports And Military Becoming Political)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2019\/10\/22\/republican-senator-ruled-out-impeachment-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Boozman<\/a> has served as Arkansas\u2019 senior senator since 2010. Former President Donald Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/07\/07\/katie-britt-alabama-senate-fundraising-records-donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">endorsed<\/a> Boozman in March, calling him a \u201cgreat fighter for the people of Arkansas.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m grateful to have Pres. Trump\u2019s endorsement for my re-election to the Senate,\u201d Boozman said. \u201cWe worked together to lower taxes, roll back regulations, secure our border, defend our Second Amendment rights and Protect Life.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"11.890410958904\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I\u2019m grateful to have Pres. Trump\u2019s endorsement for my re-election to the Senate.<\/p>\n<p>We worked together to lower taxes, roll back regulations, secure our border, defend our Second Amendment rights and Protect Life. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/arpx?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#arpx<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RyF5Sz106e\">pic.twitter.com\/RyF5Sz106e<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 John Boozman (@Boozman4AR) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Boozman4AR\/status\/1369088471785218049?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 9, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jake Bequette, a former defensive end for the New England Patriots and 1st Lt. in the Army\u2019s 101st Airborne Division,\u00a0 announced Monday he is running to unseat incumbent Republican Arkansas &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2314465,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Jake-Bequette-announces-run-for-Congress-Twitter-Screenshot-Jake-Bequette-e1626096488854.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Former NFL Player, Army Ranger Announces Run For Senate","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-588721","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Jake-Bequette-announces-run-for-Congress-Twitter-Screenshot-Jake-Bequette-e1626096488854.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Former NFL Player, Army Ranger Announces Run For Senate","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/588721","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=588721"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/588721\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2314465"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=588721"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=588721"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=588721"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}