City of Kansas City tweets, deletes dig at Chiefs kicker
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - The City of Kansas City tweeted -- and then deleted -- a dig at Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker Wednesday night.
The City tweeted on X that Butker resides in a different municipality at 7:41 p.m. Wednesday. By 8:15 p.m., the tweet had been deleted from the City’s official @KansasCity.
Butker made headlines over the weekend for his commencement speech at Benedictine College, where he voiced his opposition to Pride month, President Joe Biden’s leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic and his stance on abortion.
At one point during the speech, Butker told the women he thought they’d had “the most diabolical lies” told to them.
“I think it is you, the women, who have had the most diabolic lies told to you,” Butker said. “Some of you may go on to lead successful careers in the world, but I would venture to guess that the majority of you are most excited about your marriage and the children you will bring into this world. I can tell you that my beautiful wife Isabelle would be the first to say her life truly started when she started living her vocation as a wife and as a mother.”
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After the tweet was deleted by the City, Mayor Quinton Lucas responded to a tweet asking why it was deleted.
“It was not an appropriate post for the City of Kansas City,” Lucas said. “It should not have ever been up.”
After Lucas called the tweet inappropriate, the city apologized with a typo.
“We apologies for our previous tweet,” the City said at 8:21 p.m.. “It was shared in error.”
Lucas then responded with a full statement, saying the City will look into who has access to the .
“A message appeared earlier this evening from a City public ,” Lucas said. “The message was clearly inappropriate for a public . The City has correctly apologized for the error, will review access, and ensure nothing like it is shared in the future from public channels.”
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