City of Kansas City has 'separated' from employee who doxed Harrison Butker following speech, mayor says

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Mayor Quinton Lucas revealed on Thursday that Kansas City has "separated" from the social media employee who shared where Harrison Butker lives after his commencement speech at Benedictine College last week.

The Kansas City Chiefs' kicker has come under fire following his commencement speech at Benedictine College. In his address, he made specific references to female graduates embracing their "vocation" as a "homemaker" and President Biden’s stance on abortion as a Catholic. He also made references to the LGBTQ community as it relates to Pride month. 

The city's official X account wrote on May 15, "Just a reminder that Harrison Butker lives in the City of Lee’s Summit." 

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Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker celebrates after kicking the point after touchdown against the Philadelphia Eagles at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City on Nov. 20, 2023. (Denny Medley-USA Today Sports)

"There's been accountability from the city of Kansas City," Lucas said to KCMO radio. "We all look forward to moving on, letting the Chiefs play, [and] letting the city do what it's supposed to do in delivering basic services."

The social media account deleted the post and later posted a brief apology. 

"We apologies [sic] for our previous tweet. It was shared in error," the post read. 

Lucas addressed the controversy after the post was deleted last week, calling it "clearly inappropriate." 

"A message appeared earlier this evening from a City public account. The message was clearly inappropriate for a public account. The City has correctly apologized for the error, will review account access, and ensure