The Dallas Cowboys held a moment of silence before Sunday’s game to honor conservative mega influencer Charlie Kirk, drawing attention both in the stadium and online. Cowboys owner Jerry Jones defended the gesture, citing Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination while saying that “we just all abhor violence," comparing the current climate to the unrest of the 1960s.

Reporters, including Clarance Hill Jr., highlighted the tribute, which quickly became a topic of online debate. A past video clip of Kirk resurfaced following the moment of silence, in which Kirk said, “The Cowboys are so easy to hate. Why is every Cowboys fan like a 5 foot 6 Mexican with long jean shorts?”

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