Sauce Gardner, who is Aaron Rodgers teammate, rallies behind Donald Trump after failed assassinat
Sauce Gardner picked a horrible time to announce his Call of Duty tournament. The New York Jets cornerback almost presented himself as cannon fodder on social media after the announcement coincided with Donald Trump’s assassination attempt.
On July 13, the Republican leader was at a Pennsylvania rally for his presidential campaign when an unknown assailant fired three rounds at him. Trump managed to survive with a bloody ear, per ABC News, as the Secret Service escorted him away.
One person was killed and two were injured in the process. The snipers later took down the shooter, who allegedly fired the shots.
Sauce Gardner, who saw the whole incident go down through his TV screen, posted a rather bizarre comment on X (formerly Twitter), which he later deleted.
Definitely a mouse and key player who complains about aim assist.Sauce Gardner wrote
Im crying dawg pic.twitter.com/8Sr3DT32rR
— garrett🦅 (@jalenreagors) July 13, 2024Apparently, he wrote the comment as a joke. However, he soon realized that he had gone too far; no wonder he quickly removed the tweet. After that, he went on damage control, claiming that his post wasn’t directed at Donald Trump’s shooting.
I was saying that used to be me in call of duty.Gardner wrote in another post
i was saying that used to be me in call of duty🤦🏾♂️
— SAUCE GARDNER (@iamSauceGardner) July 13, 2024Earlier in the evening, he posted several updates about a Call of Duty tournament on Twitch. He invited 2 NFL players besides himself, content creators, and a COD pro. He even set a prize pool of $41,000.
My first ever call of duty Warzone Tourney $41,000 for the prize pool NFL Team Captains — Pro COD Players & Content Creators---Custom Lobbies — Going down July 17th @ 11 am.Sauce Gardner wrote
If you competed in WSOW, you are considered a "pro". Other than that, you will be a "content creator" so there's no power teams🫡 https://t.co/2AEQwbfPQs
— SAUCE GARDNER (@iamSauceGardner) July 12, 2024Sauce Gardner endorsed Donald Trump
The University of Cincinnati graduate got bombarded with comments questioning his intention and the timing of the post. Several raised their eyebrows because Gardner deleted the post.
The 23-year-old, to make amends, shared a photo of Donald Trump raising his fist up in the air as the Secret Service shields him.
Ladies and gentlemen... President Donald Trump.Sauce Gardner wrote
ladies & gentlemen….President Donald Trump🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/Bi1gg9Rb7d
— SAUCE GARDNER (@iamSauceGardner) July 13, 2024His posting spree did not end there. Shortly after, another post hinted that the comments might have frightened him.
Whether you are a Democrat or Republican, I love you. Most importantly, I love my life... [deleting soon].Gardner wrote
Whether you are a Democrat or Republican, I love you. Most importantly, I love my life😅😅😅(deleting soon) https://t.co/ervTBDmPBa
— SAUCE GARDNER (@iamSauceGardner) July 14, 2024In another post, he confessed to never voting in his life and said that people should not judge someone by which political side they support.
In all honesty, I never voted before and am unfamiliar with politics, but I do think it's odd to judge people based on who they vote for. Maybe it's not odd and I just don't understand because I'm not familiar with it. Somebody fill me in.Gardner quipped
In all honesty, I never voted before and am unfamiliar with politics, but I do think it's odd to judge people based on who they vote for. Maybe it's not odd and I just don't understand because I'm not familiar with it. Somebody fill me in
— SAUCE GARDNER (@iamSauceGardner) July 14, 2024Surprisingly, the 2022 defensive rookie of the year never voted, considering the legal age for casting a vote, is 18 after the 26th Amendment. Regardless, Sauce realized that, unlike Antonio Brown, he doesn’t have the leverage to post just about anything on social media.
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