Colin Kaepernick appears to sideswipe Kevin McCarthy amid speaker's barbs with Gavin Newsom
Kaepernick has been active in the social justice space for the last seven years
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Colin Kaepernick, the former NFL quarterback-turned-social justice activist, appeared to take a shot at House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Thursday as he quote-tweeted California Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Newsom and McCarthy, R-Calif., traded barbs on Twitter over crime in the Golden State. Newsom tweeted he would propose a 28th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution in hopes of ridding the country of gun violence.
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House Speaker Kevin McCarthy talks to reporters just after Republicans passed a sweeping debt ceiling package, at the Capitol, April 26, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
McCarthy chimed in and wrote there was no need for the amendment when the Second Amendment already exists.
To that, the Democrat governor wrote: "What we need is you to own up to the fact that you represent a district with the highest murder rate in our state – and you’re doing nothing to address it."
Gov. Gavin Newsom heads to a press conference in Half Moon Bay, California, on Jan. 24, 2023. (Dai Sugano/MediaNews Group/East Bay Times via Getty Images)
That’s when the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback weighed in.
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"#KillingCounty," he wrote in reference to his TV series which examines so-called controversial deaths involving Kern County law enforcement.
McCarthy’s district covers parts of Kern, Tulare, Kings and Fresno Counties in California. McCarthy is a Bakersfield native and part of the documentary touches on the Bakersfield Police Department.
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Kaepernick has been more active in the social justice sphere since he left the 49ers following the 2016 season. Last month, he took a shot at the NFL over the league’s social justice initiatives since he’s been off the field.
ABC News Studios hosts a screening event for "Killing County" from executive producer Colin Kaepernick in Burbank, California, on Feb. 9, 2023. (Phil McCarten/ABC via Getty Images)
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"I haven't seen any substantial change," Kaepernick said. "I think there is a lot of work to do on that front. Obviously, not playing and being out of the NFL for six years is an indictment on where they are currently at. So I wouldn't put them at the forefront of goodwill and best of intentions in how they operate."