EXCLUSIVE: I guarded Ethel Kennedy as my friend Bobby was shot in front of me. But I am voting Trump. NFL legend Rosey Grier’s shock endorsement of ‘leader who’s going to change this country’
NFL legend Rosey Grier, now an ordained minister, has backed Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump
Grier was with Bobby and Ethel Kennedy on June 5, 1968, acting as their bodyguard at the Ambassador Hotel in California, when Kennedy was shot
He shielded Ethel’s pregnant body to protect her when the shots were fired and later disarmed the assassin Sirhan Sirhan
Grier, who is black, believes Trump will be tough on immigration and prevent terrorists from getting into the United States
The 84-year-old devout Christian voted for Obama twice, but is upset that the president never responded to his letters
His Christian faith is partly driving his support of Trump, and he believes he will steer the country in the right direction financially
By RYAN PARRY, WEST COAST CORRESPONDENT
DAILYMAIL.COM
4 November 2016
The man who disarmed Bobby Kennedy’s assassin and shielded the Democratic senator’s pregnant wife on the day her husband was shot has revealed that he is voting for Donald Trump.
NFL legend Rosey Grier, now 84, has backed Donald Trump in the race to the White House, teeling DailyMail.com: ‘Time is running out, we need a leader that’s going to change this country. We need to be great again.’
Grier was with Bobby and Ethel Kennedy on June 5, 1968, acting as their bodyguard at the Ambassador Hotel in California, when Kennedy – who was running to be the Democrat party’s presidential nominee – was shot.
He shielded Ethel’s pregnant body to protect her when the shots were fired and later disarmed the assassin Sirhan Sirhan. Kennedy died in hospital the following day.
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