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While Aaron Rodgers might have claimed that the reports regarding his Sandy Hook beliefs aren’t true, there are still plenty of conspiracy theories out there that the 40-year-old quarterback happily engages in.
During a recent appearance on the Look Into It with Eddie Bravo podcast, Rodgers discussed numerous conspiracy theories.
Among the conspiracy theories discussed were immigrants infiltrating then turning on the American army, antibiotics not actually helping people fight illnesses, experimental gene therapy, President Biden not being in charge of the country, JFK being the “last real president”, the Tartarian empire (known as the QAnon of architecture), and more.
Rodgers’ comments about immigrants were particularly eye-opening, as he said it’s a “scary thing” that “Spanish-speaking and Chinese groups” might be able to serve in and then betray the United States military, which is a conspiracy that Brett Weinstein recently proliferated on Joe Rogan’s podcast.
“How about when [Weinstein] is talking about the two different migration groups, right?” asked Rodgers. “You have the Spanish-speaking group and you have the Chinese group. And he’s talking about the scary thing, which I actually thought about for years. I said, no American-loving soldier is going to turn on their people, right? But who would turn on their people?
“And he mentioned that… on the podcast. What happens if they offer citizenship for military service? That’s a f—— scary thought,” he continued. “And what bill was just brought into the Congress, I believe yesterday, the day before? That exact type of bill offering citizenship for immigrants.”
Rodgers also unsurprisingly believes in perhaps the original conspiracy theory, and that’s the life and death of former President John F. Kennedy, whom Rodgers said was the “last real President.” Rodgers also said that he’s “studied” JFK.
“The last real President was the first President I studied, which was JFK. And that’s what got me into questioning things because I did a sophomore project on JFK, life and death,” Rodgers said.
“You read the story about Lee Harvey Oswald being the sole gunman of the president and this magic bullet theory, I remember thinking to myself in the sophomore class, ‘That’s f—— bulls—.’ And that got me into questioning things,” he explained.
Rodgers says that Kennedy was killed because of the policies he was pursuing, such as “trying to decrease the power of the Fed, get us back on a metal standard, going after corruption, and wasn’t letting the OSS, which turned into the CIA, get us into World War III with Operation Northwood.”
Rodgers’ descent into conspiracy theories has even prompted a response from Antonio Brown, who jokingly tweeted “You think I’m f—– up” alongside a video of Rodgers, referencing the fact that many NFL. fans think he has CTE but don’t levy those same accusations against Rodgers.
Despite how often he’s been in the news over the last 12 months, Rodgers has yet to complete a single official pass for the New York Jets, as he tore his Achilles just four snaps into the 2023 season.
Rodgers’ conspiratorial views have cropped up a particular bit of controversy in recent weeks, as a CNN report — on the heels of rumors that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is considering Rodgers as his running mate — claimed that the 40 year old quarterback believes the Sandy Hook shooting wasn’t real.
While Rodgers did not deny speculation that he’s a potential VP candidate, he did take to Twitter in an effort to quell rumors about his Sandy Hook stance.
“As I’m on the record saying, what happened in Sandy Hook was an absolute tragedy,” Rodgers said. “I am not and have never been of the opinion that the events did not take place. Again, I hope that we learn from 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.”
At this time, Rodgers’ employer, the multi-billion-dollar worth New York Jets, have yet to address any of the recent reports surrounding their franchise QB.