Harrison Butker’s jersey sales rise as right wing lauds Chiefs kicker after rant
Josh Hawley among conservatives delighted by football player’s commencement speech pummeling Pride and working women
Harrison Butker’s university commencement address at Benedictine College excoriating Pride month, working women, abortion rights activists and others has prompted the National Football League to disavow his remarks – but the Kansas City Chiefs placekicker’s jersey sales have spiked as conservatives seize on their latest culture war.
Butker has also drawn an impassioned statement of support from Josh Hawley, the far-right US senator from Missouri known for his opposition to abortion and a viral video which showed him running away from the mob he incited during the US Capitol attack on 6 January 2021.
The Associated Press contributed reporting
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