Remember when Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker decided to get into politics? Well boy do we have a story for you.
A quick catch up: Butker delivered the commencement address at Benedictine College in May where he said that Pride Month was a “deadly sin” and that a woman’s most important title is “homemaker.” nytimes.com/athletic/55196…
He then used his newfound fame to launch a political career with a political action committee “meant to mobilize Christians to vote for what it describes as ‘traditional values.’” washingtonpost.com/sports/2024/10…
So we took a look. Butker’s PAC raised $36k from small donors.
Guess how much it spent on its stated goal?
Absolutely nothing.
But records show it spent more than $30k of that $36k, so where did the money go?
$100 on office supplies. And all the rest spent on fundraising.
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Almost everything it raised went right to fundraising consultants. Something Butker does not appear to have mentioned when he announced the PAC.
A further search shows no records of Butker, the highest paid kicker in the NFL, making any political contributions himself.
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