New York Jets quarterback and potential Robert F. Kennedy Jr. running mate Aaron Rodgers continues to create controversy.
In a CNN article published on Wednesday, reporter Pamela Brown recounted an encounter she had with Aaron Rodgers in 2013. During this interaction, Rodgers falsely asserted that the Sandy Hook attack, which tragically resulted in the deaths of 20 children and six adults, was orchestrated by the government.
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Another source, not identified by name in the CNN piece, claimed that Rodgers had also said “Sandy Hook never happened,” and that “all those children never existed” and were “all actors.”
The dissemination of dangerous conspiracy theories such as these formed the basis of multiple lawsuits filed by Sandy Hook families against Infowars host Alex Jones. Jones spent years falsely alleging that parents who lost their children to gun violence were “actors,” perpetuating harmful and baseless claims.
Houston attorney Mark Bankston represented a pair of Sandy Hook parents during Jones’ first trial and he took to X to call out Rodgers.
Simply put, he asked Rodgers, “Could you please shut the f*** up?”
Here’s the thread on X as it reads:
“Hey Aaron, not sure if you’ll see this, but I figure the best chance is to put it here on Twitter, where it will hopefully be sandwiched between a tweet claiming the measles vaccine makes children gay and an ad for a cryptocurrency scam.”
“To start, I can’t say it really surprised me to see you had been spreading nonsense about Sandy Hook because although I have not followed your sports career closely, I am quite aware that you are a slow-witted, gullible person.”
“Sadly, I’d have to live under a rock not to notice the frequency in which the media reports on whatever screwball propaganda you most recently swallowed like a hungry trout confronted with a shiny lure.”
“Being a poor schmuck who latches onto claptrap maybe isn’t the biggest sin in this day and age, but I can’t fathom how on earth you manufactured the confidence to think you have something useful to offer to any of these discussions.”
“As the Greeks instructed: “Gn?thi sauton.” Know thyself. You are a dumb jock. God apparently gave you many talents, but critical thinking is not one of them.”
“With your immense fortune, there is no reason you can’t hire someone to assess and evaluate basic day-to-day information so you don’t have to. Because you’re not very good at it.”
“I already knew this about you, but what I learned today ? that you were one of those freaks telling reporters (and god knows who else) that the Sandy Hook parents were liars and actors ? crosses a line you can’t come back from.”
“It means you can’t be trusted with important decisions. It means nobody benefits from listening to you. It means you’re broken in a fundamental way. It means you’re weak, and you’re desperate to believe what a grifter will happily sell you.”
“It means you’re not a leader and will never be one. You’re not cut out to be an influencer, a role model, or even an amusing iconoclast. Because you’re not eccentric; you’re defective. And that’s not a funny joke.”
“There’s more I could say about the limitations of your character and judgment, but instead I’ll conclude with a very simple request that I hope will reach your ears:”
“Could you please shut the f*** up?”
Rodgers has responded to the reported encounter illustrated in the CNN article and refuted that he has never doubted the occurrence of the Sandy Hook shooting.