New York Jets quarterback and potential running mate for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Aaron Rodgers has reportedly shared conspiracy theories about the 2012 Sandy Hook shooting in private, according to CNN.
Rodgers reportedly shared “deranged” conspiracy theories about the shooting not being real, according to CNN journalist Pamela Brown. Brown was introduced to Rodgers at a Post-Kentucky Derby after-party when he began to attack the media for covering up important stories.
He claimed that Sandy Hook was an inside government job and the media intentionally ignored it. Notable conspiracy talk show host Alex Jones was ordered to pay at least $1.1 billion to Sandy Hook families for peddling the same conspiracies., according to Reuters.
New York Jets QB Aaron Rodgers is a top prospect to be Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s vice president, and the Jets aren’t happy
The New York Jets are upset about the prospect of Aaron Rodgers trying to campaign and hold offense while being a starting NFL quarterback, according to a report from the Daily Mail.
The presidential campaign begins to ramp up in July, right before the beginning of the NFL season. It finishes with the election in November, which is during one of the most crucial portions of the NFL season.
Former governor of Minnesota and professional wrestler Jesse Ventura is also reportedly a top candidate to run for vice president with Kennedy Jr., although a new report came out in which Ventura’s son stated that Ventura did not receive an official offer.
Rodgers has been linked to Kennedy Jr. in the past as Kennedy Jr. posted a picture of both of them hiking together on social media. They have “pretty continuously” been in contact for the past month, according to the New York Times.
Hiking with @AaronRodgers12 and his amazing Achilles ⛰️ pic.twitter.com/zBbJWUdOS7
— Robert F. Kennedy Jr (@RobertKennedyJr) February 21, 2024
New York Jets QB Aaron Rodgers has been politically outspoken in recent years
New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers has become known for how politically outspoken he’s been in recent years. Rodgers’ political nature came to the forefront when the COVID-19 pandemic began.
Rodgers admitted to misleading the media by saying he was immunized during the COVID season when he doubled down on COVID conspiracy talks on the Pat McAfee show. He explained what he meant in a Pro Football Talk article.
“Do they still not understand why I said ‘immunized’”? Rodgers said. “Do they know that I was in an appeal process? Not to mention, like, I don’t know what you would call it if you go to a homeopathic doctor and you get taken to an immunization process, what do you say you are?”
That wasn’t the only time Rodgers explained how he played with words during that time. He explained how he wasn’t clear with the media on the Joe Rogan podcast in this quote from a CBS Sports article.
“I’d been ready the entire time for this question and had thought about how I wanted to answer it,” Rodgers told Rogan. “And I had come to the conclusion I’m gonna say, ‘I’ve been immunized.’ And if there’s a follow-up, then talk about my process. But, (I) thought there’s a possibility that I say ‘I’m immunized,’ maybe they understand what that means, maybe they don’t.
“Maybe they follow up. They didn’t follow up. So then I go the season (with) them thinking, some of them, that I was vaccinated.”
Rodgers backed Kennedy Jr. early on as they both shared skepticism about the COVID-19 pandemic. Aaron Rodgers said that he wanted to play for three to four more years in a recent report, so it is still unclear whether he would retire or try to balance the two responsibilities.
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