No one should be surprised by this. Are you surprised?
Aaron Rodgers is a 9/11 conspiracy theorist as well, and that isn’t even mentioning what he has had to say about a vaccine that saved millions of lives.
It doesn’t take a great leap to believe he thought Sandy Hook was a hoax.
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has confirmed that among his potential vice-presidential prospects is New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers, who in private conversations shared deranged conspiracy theories about the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting not being real.
Brown was covering the Kentucky Derby for CNN in 2013 when she was introduced to Rodgers, then with the Green Bay Packers, at a post-Derby party. Hearing that she was a journalist with CNN, Rodgers immediately began attacking the news media for covering up important stories. Rodgers brought up the tragic killing of 20 children and 6 adults by a gunman at Sandy Hook Elementary School, claiming it was actually a government inside job and the media was intentionally ignoring it.
When Brown questioned him on the evidence to show this very real shooting was staged, Rodgers began sharing various theories that have been disproven numerous times.
CNN has spoken to another person with a similar story. This person, to whom CNN has granted anonymity so as to avoid harassment, recalled that several years ago, Rodgers claimed, “Sandy Hook never happened…All those children never existed. They were all actors.”
When asked about the grieving parents, the source recalled Rodgers saying, “They’re all making it up. They’re all actors.”
The only reason that Rodgers hasn’t been condemned for his comments is because he is a white quarterback in the NFL.
If this were anyone else, this would not be tolerated.
Sadly, ESPN and Pat McAfee continue to give him a platform.
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