Controversial Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker reveals why he'll vote for Donald Trump in the election

Controversial Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker has revealed wherefore he'll ballot for Donald Trump in adjacent month's statesmanlike election.

Butker said connected Thursday: 'I'm supporting the president that's going to beryllium the astir pro-life president.

'The taxable is the astir important taxable for me. I privation america to beryllium warring for the astir vulnerable, warring for the unborn, and that's what we should prioritize.

'I deliberation you person to ballot for whoever is gonna beryllium the astir pro-lfie and we person to beryllium prayerful men that enactment God first. I deliberation that's what's going to beryllium champion for our country.' 

In May, the three-time Super Bowl victor made a polarizing assemblage commencement speech at Benedictine College, a backstage Catholic wide arts schoolhouse successful Atchison, Kansas.

During the speech, helium criticized Pride period and President Joe Biden's stance connected abortion.

He besides told the graduating people that astir of the women receiving degrees were astir apt much excited astir getting joined and having children, and that immoderate Catholic leaders were 'pushing unsafe sex ideologies onto the younker of America.'

The NFL distanced itself from Butker aft the speech, saying 'his views are not those of the NFL arsenic an organization.'

Chiefs backmost Patrick Mahomes said astatine the clip that portion helium doesn´t hold with each the beliefs espoused by Butker during the address, helium nevertheless respected his teammate´s close to marque them beryllium known.

Earlier this summer, Butker agreed to a declaration hold reportedly worthy $25.6million implicit the adjacent 4 seasons, making him the league's highest-paid kicker.

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