You have sports “stars” like LeBron James, Colin Kaepernick and others who are advocating for violent protests, if not be their words then by their actions. That’s why it was so refreshing to see former football star Herschel Walker tell people in a tweet last week that people who don’t want police officers in their communities should go to other countries.
According to The Hill, “I have an idea…for all those people who don’t want any police, I’d love to meet with American Airlines, Delta and Southwest and make a deal to fly them to countries that don’t have police. I want them to be happy!” Walker wrote.
I have an idea…
For all these people who don’t want any police, I’d love to meet with American Airlines, Delta, and Southwest and make a deal to fly them to countries that don’t have police. I want them to be happy! @CNN @FoxNews @DonaldJTrumpJr @POTUS @espn
— Herschel Walker (@HerschelWalker) June 17, 2020
In the 1980’s, Walker played for the USFL’s New Jersey Generals for two seasons, then moved to the NFL where he played 12 seasons. The Generals were owned by President Trump. Walker was a star at the University of Georgia and won the Heisman Trophy.
Earlier last week, Walker, who played for the Dallas Cowboys in the NFL and was a two-time NFL Pro Bowler offered to bring congressional members together with “leaders from all ethnic groups, both left and right, to find solutions,” volunteering to act as a black leader to facilitate those ends.
“We’re civilized people,” Walker wrote on Sunday. “Why can’t true congressmen/women and senators get together with leaders from all ethnic groups, both left and right, to find solutions…unless certain people in Washington don’t want to see a change. I’m volunteering myself as one of the black leaders.”
We’re civilized people. Why can’t true congressmen/women and senators get together with leaders from all ethnic groups, both left and right, to find solutions… unless certain people in Washington don’t want to see a change. I’m volunteering myself as one of the black leaders.
— Herschel Walker (@HerschelWalker) June 14, 2020
Walker remains friends with the president and serves as co-chair on the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition.
Thank you @HerschelWalker! https://t.co/qBXOa4eJzY
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 18, 2020
Fox News also said that Walker also retweeted a comment made by his son, Christian on Twitter, who stated that he had no sympathy for people who are looting and burning down buildings during the nationwide “protests.”
“My dad grew up in the deep south as a poor black man and turned himself into a notable athlete, businessman and person,” Christian Walker wrote. “No, I don’t feel bad for ‘oppressed’ people who run around burning buildings down. I’m not sorry I’m grateful for my country/the opportunities it’s given me.”
My dad grew up in the deep south as a poor black man and turned himself into an notable athlete, business man, and person.
No, I don’t feel bad for “oppressed” people who run around burning buildings down. I’m not sorry I’m grateful for my country/the opportunities it’s given me
— Christian Walker (@ChristianWalk1r) June 14, 2020
Walker’s comments mirror those made by President Trump last week when he signed an executive order on police reform.
“Americans know the truth: Without police, there is chaos. Without law, there is anarchy. And without safety, there is catastrophe,” the president said. He continued, “…we need leaders at every level of government who have the moral clarity to state these obvious facts.”
“Reducing crime and raising standards are not opposite goals. They’re not mutually exclusive,” he added.
“Americans want law and order, and they demand law and order. They may not say it, they may not be talking about it, but that’s what they want,” Trump said. “Some of them don’t know that that’s what they want but that’s what they want.”
Herschel Walker’s comments stand in contrast from the rest of mainstream NFL stars’ comments, who parrot Democratic Party talking points.
Walker recently criticized Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, for comparing the death of George Floyd to that of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
“Someone inform @JoeBiden not to compare the death of Dr. King and George Floyd. He has been in office a very long time and once has he tried to change anything for black lives. Look at his voting records!” Walker tweeted.
Someone inform @JoeBiden not to compare the death of Dr. King and George Floyd. He has been in office a very long time and not once has he tried to change anything for black lives. Look at his voting records! @FoxNews @CNN @realDonaldTrump @POTUS @FoxNews @MSNBC
@seanhannity— Herschel Walker (@HerschelWalker) June 13, 2020
It’s refreshing to see a sports star with a mind of his own instead of bending to political correctness. Brett Favre, take note.
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