This Politician Has LeBron James Hype For His Views On Taking A Knee

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One Texas politician is getting a lot of head nods from athletes who are pro kneeling during the national anthem.

The man’s name is Bete O’Rourke and he’s running as a Democrat for the Texas Senate, according to CNN. A video surfaced online of him at a town hall addressing the topic of kneeling during the national anthem.

One person in the audience asked O’Rourke how he felt about athletes kneeling as a form of protest — although, it was less of a question and more of a proclamation by the audience member of how disrespectful he thought it was. He wanted to know O’Rourke’s thoughts on the subject and probably expected similar sentiments.

Unfortunately for the audience member, O’Rourke was on the opposing side.

O’Rourke went into a well thought-out response about why he supports the protests. He covered everything from saying the athletes were protesting racial injustice, to saying how the protests are similar to the sacrifices activist made during the Civil Rights movement or American soldiers made during war.

When it came to peaceful protests, O’Rourke said, “I can think of nothing more American.”

Check out his speech below!

The NowThis clip was posted on Tuesday and has since gotten over 16 millions views.

Since the clip went viral, a bunch of athletes and celebrities have showed support for O’Rourke, including NFL Hall of Fame Quarterback Kurt Warner…

Former Miami Dolphins running back Arian Foster…

And culture critic Touré…

https://twitter.com/Toure/status/1032824850279264256

Last and certainly not least, LeBron James himself approved. Hit the next page to peep King James‘ response!

O’Rourke will go up against incumbent Ted Cruz as the Texas state senator in the November midterm elections.

Of course, Ted peeped all the viral attention O’Rourke was getting and had a response for Twitter…

Heavy criticism for kneeling has been around ever since Colin Kaepernick started it back in 2016 to protest police brutality. Since then, Kaep has struggled to find a NFL team to call home, most likely due to his political actions.

LeBron is one of many athletes who have also been outspoken on racial injustice. His politics have drawn criticism most notably from Donald Trump.

Under this climate, O’Rourke could be a breath of fresh air, especially for a conservative-leaning football state like Texas. He’s already gotten buzz even before his viral clip about kneeling.

NowThis covered him back in 2017 for his position against the U.S.-Mexico border walls. You can check out the clip below and let us know if you’re riding with O’Rourke or nah!