Arian Foster joins other big name athletes in aligning themselves with support for Democratic candidate Beto O’Rourke. O’Rourke spoke at a Texas town hall explaining why kneeling during the anthem is not disrespectful.
“My short answer is ‘no’ it is not disrespectful,”O’brien began explaining.
“Black men, unarmed, black teenagers, unarmed, black kids, unarmed are being killed at a frightening level right now. Without accountability.. it’s not gonna fix itself and they’re frustrated, frankly, with people like me and those in positions of public trust and power who have been unable to resolve this.” O’Rourke gave a powerful speech and it received viral attention.
A ‘must watch,’ declared by LeBron James. Now the former Houston running back took it a step further and helped the fourth-generation Texan campaign yesterday.
Competing against Ted Cruz O’Rourke unexpected support from athletes could have not come at a better time. Flip the page for the viral video.