Josh Hawley defended KC Chiefs fans’ boos. Jason Kander followed with some shade
Kansas City received some unwanted national attention Thursday night when Chiefs fans could be heard booing on NBC’s broadcast as Chiefs and Texans players locked arms in a pre-game moment of unity.
The scene drew a wave of social media commentary, including a Twitter scrimmage between two prominent Missouri politicians.
Republican Sen. Josh Hawley defended the booing at Arrowhead, jumping on a Raw Story article that labeled the spectators “classless trash” in its headline.
The “classless trash” reference was from a Kenny King Jr. tweet; King, in his Twitter profile, identifies as a Las Vegas Raiders fan.
“’Classless trash’? The left showing their usual contempt for middle America,” Hawley tweeted Thursday night. “Missouri has the best fans in the country. Don’t blame them for being tired of NFL/corporate woke politics jammed down their throats.”
Former Democratic Missouri Secretary of State Jason Kander poked some fun at Hawley a half-hour later.
“Josh Hawley: In favor of booing @PatrickMahomes.”
He included a well-known GIF from the 2004 film “Dodgeball,” where analyst Pepper Brooks — played by Jason Bateman — delivers the famous line: “That’s a bold strategy, Cotton. Let’s see if it pays off for him.”
KC mayor Quinton Lucas also addressed the booing, calling it unrepresentative of the city.
“We’re a good city of good people. I heard boos too,” Lucas tweeted. “But we also have hundreds of thousands more around here who respect the message the players are sharing; who respect the rights of our players and people to voice a strong message and who are working to make us better each day.”
