Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker reveals why he wore pro-life tie in front of Joe Biden at Kansas City’s Super Bowl celebration at the White House
- Butker wore a tie during the championship celebration last June in Washington DC
- The kicker says he has no plans to do anything similar at this year’s event
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Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker revealed why he wore a tie with a Latin pro-life phrase to the Chiefs’ Super Bowl celebration at the White House last year.
Butker can be seen wearing the tie directly behind President Joe Biden. Butker’s pro-life stance is in direct contrast to the Biden administration’s pro-choice policies.
The topic of a national abortion ban in America has flared up over the past two years since a Republican Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade, which legalized abortion in the United States.
Butker’s protest took place last June, as the Chiefs celebrated winning last year’s Super Bowl.
The date for another Kansas City championship celebration at the White House in honor of the San Francisco 49ers victory is expected for late spring but has not yet been announced.
Butker can be seen standing over Biden’s left shoulder, wearing a pro-life tie with his gray suit jacket
The tie reads ‘Vulnerari Praesidio’, a Latin expression about protecting the most vulnerable
Butker said he has no plans for another silent protest against the Biden administration’s pro-choice stance, but “a lot of thought” has gone into last year’s message.
‘I thought, “Wow, this is a great place.” Unfortunately, there are some laws being passed that I don’t think value all human life, and one of those laws allows abortion to be legal in this country,” Butker said Tuesday.
‘So to have a band that I thought would draw attention to the unborn, because I’m trying to learn more Latin, by going to the Latin Mass, I chose ‘Vulnerari Praesidio’, which is to protect our most vulnerable,” Butker added. .
‘For me, the unborn are the greatest victims in our society. They don’t have a voice, they don’t necessarily look like people, they’re not very big, they can’t fight for themselves,” Butker continued.
Butker has been Chief since 2017 and was their starting kicker for all three Super Bowls
Butker and his wife, Isabelle Butker, have been open about the fact that the couple has suffered three miscarriages together but continues to try to have more children.
“There’s not that many people fighting for them and I just think it’s a major atrocity that’s happening in this country with putting mascara on the unborn,” Butker added.
“And I felt like there is no better place to send this message to the masses and represent the unborn in a place like the White House, where unfortunately their voices are not heard,” Butker concluded.
Harrison and Isabelle married in 2018 and have two children.