Harrison Butker Breaks His Silence and Doubles Down on Viral Commencement Speech

Harrison Butker finally responded to the intense backlash he faced for the sexist, homophobic graduation speech he gave two weeks ago, and he made it clear the outrage hasn’t changed his mind one bit.

Instead, Butker told the crowd at the “Courage Under Fire” gala that the backlash only demonstrated how “timeless Catholic values” were under attack.

Speaking at the gala, which was hosted by the Catholic PreK-12 “homeschool hybrid academy” Regina Caeli Academy where Butker is a board member, the Kansas City Chiefs kicker doubled down on the controversial remarks made at Benedictine College.

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