Harrison Butker stirs up controversy with new friends in latest photo, potentially angering Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce fans | Entertainment

Controversial Chiefs star Harrison Butker cozied up to conservative commentators Tucker Carlson and Megyn Kelly Thursday evening. 

The Kansas City kicker, 29, who sparked liberal outrage for his private non secular and political views earlier this 12 months, attended Carlson's stay present, that includes particular visitor Kelly, on the metropolis's T-Mobile Center. 

Following the present, which was a part of Carlson's first-ever nationwide area tour, the Super Bowl winner went backstage to satisfy the media personalities.

They even commemorated the second with a photograph of the conservative trio which was shared to the host's Instagram and reposted to the NFL participant's story. 

Butker's meet-up with his ‘friends' got here simply at some point after Kelly launched a scathing assault on Taylor Swift – the girlfriend of Chiefs teammate Travis Kelce. 

The former Fox News presenter issued a brutal takedown of Swift after the popstar, 34, publicly endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris, 59, after her debate with Donald Trump, 78, on Tuesday evening.

Kelly claimed the songstress and tight finish boyfriend Kelce, additionally 34, have been ‘the epitomes of elite snobs' who did not actually care what occurred to American youngsters as a result of they're too busy ‘jetting the world over' and ‘sitting in their mansions.' 

The media persona went on to slam the Grammy Award winner as ‘disgusting' for her assertion – which was shared to her 284million followers on Instagram – and claimed that the hitmaker and the NFL star, have been ‘too obsessed with their cash' to give attention to the rising issues in the nation.

‘You can kiss your gross sales to the Republican viewers goodbye, Taylor, hope you loved them whilst you had them,' Kelly stated.

In her prolonged Instagram put up, Taylor vowed that she ‘makes certain to observe and learn every thing she will be able to' about Trump and Harris' ‘proposed insurance policies and plans for this nation.'

She stated she deliberate to vote for Kamala as a result of she believed the 59-year-old ‘fights for the rights and causes I imagine want a warrior to champion them.'

She additionally praised Kamala's operating mate Tim Walz for ‘standing up for LGBTQ+ rights, IVF, and a lady's proper to her personal physique for many years.'

Butker has courted controversy with his personal views on ladies's and LGBTQ+ rights this 12 months. 

He sparked outrage a few months after serving to the Chiefs to a second straight Super Bowl win when he informed feminine graduates at Benedictine College that they need to be extra ‘excited' to turn out to be wives and moms quite than profitable professionals. 

He later doubled down on the views he expressed in the speech, refusing to again down from his views as a religious Catholic.

He additionally drew criticism for hitting out on the LGBTQ + neighborhood and President Joe Biden over his views on abortion, with a petition for the Chiefs to chop him from their roster finally receiving nearly 240,000 signatures.

Last month, he implored JD Vance – Trump's operating mate – and by proxy the previous President to convey the Republican social gathering ‘again line' on its abortion stance. 

While Kelce has beforehand defended Butker, the kicker's latest stunt may pose a risk to peace throughout the Chiefs camp. 

Shortly after his girlfriend's assertion endorsing Harris, it was reported that Kelce was anticipated to make a bombshell election announcement of his personal quickly.  

Kelce has saved silent on his girlfriend's endorsement. However, it has been urged that the NFL star shares an analogous stance.

‘Well, you understand the Taylor Swift rumors are fascinating to me, as a result of I used to be informed a few days in the past that Travis Kelce additionally had reached out to the Harris marketing campaign when it was first introduced and stated that he needed to be right here on the evening that [Kamala] was talking,' CBS' Gayle King stated through the DNC final month.

It is not the one political divide that would threat derailing the Chiefs three-peat conquest this season after it emerged that Swift and bestie Brittany Mahomes – the spouse of quarterback Patrick – additionally stood on completely different facet of America's political spectrum.

Brittany, who has been married to the Kansas City Chiefs quarterback since 2022, sparked a liberal meltdown final month when she appreciated a Donald Trump put up on social media.

The shut friends' opposing political beliefs have triggered fears for what they might imply for his or her fledgling friendship.

Yet, regardless of courting controversy, Brittany and Taylor dispelled any rumors of dangerous blood when the Mahomeses joined the songstress and Kelce on the US Open Sunday.

A supply completely informed DailyMail.com that they ‘respect that they've completely different views' and have made a ‘pact' to keep away from discussing politics final month and the {couples} seemed to be nothing however pleasant as they soaked up the on-court motion.

Meanwhile, Mahomes himself has performed peacemaker, offering a considerate response when quizzed on his personal political stance earlier this week. 

‘I do not need my platform for use to endorse a candidate – both approach – I take advantage of that to get folks registered, do their analysis and make their finest resolution for them and their household,' the quarterback informed reporters Wednesday.

‘Every time I get requested these questions, I'm going to refer again to that as a result of I believe that is what makes America so nice.'