Aaron Rodgers holds to his previous Sandy Hook stance

You may have heard recently that the New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers has been targeted as a potential running mate for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ahead of the upcoming US presidential election. In the past it’s fair to say that if pursuing a career in politics, ensuring there were no majorly controversial skeletons in your verbal closet was a must but, well, I think we can all agree that things have been a little less than normal in recent years.

For the former Green Bay hero, he did appear rather keen to quash some less than savoury rumours that had been doing the rounds about him.

Rodgers: “Sandy Hook was an absolute tragedy”

‘As I’m on the record saying in the past, what happened in Sandy Hook was an absolute tragedy,’ began Rodgers in his X post on Thursday. ‘I am not and have never been of the opinion that the events did not take place.

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‘Again, I hope that we learn from this and other tragedies to identify the signs that will allow us to prevent unnecessary loss of life. My thoughts and prayers continue to remain with the families affected along with the entire Sandy Hook community.’

Calling out conspiracy theorists

This post came on the back of recent claims that the NFL star had shared his views in private that the shooting at the school in Newtown, Connecticut wasn’t real. It’s likely unrelated but no doubt Rodgers is aware that conspiracy theorist Alex Jones was ordered to pay at least $1.1 billion in defamation damages stemming from his repeated lies about the 2012 Sandy Hook elementary school massacre.