Former NFL quarterback Tim Tebow made a surprise visit to President Donald Trump in the White House on Tuesday, amid his efforts with the US government to end child Sєxual abuse.
Tebow, a Heisman Trophy winner in college, testified in front of Congress last year to rally support for a bill, the Renewed Hope Act, which would aim to rescue thousands of child victims of Sєxual abuse and better equip Homeland Security to do so.
On Tuesday he and his wife Dani-Leigh and US Secretary State Marco Rubio appeared alongside President Trump in the Oval Office, with the first three doing the University of Florida’s signature ‘gator chomp.’
Trump smiled as he sat in a chair in front of them.
Tebow starred at the school in college and won them two national championships, while Rubio hails from the state and previously served as a Florida Senator.
Tim Tebow, his wife Dani-Leigh and Secretary of State Marco Rubio perform the ‘gator chomp’ in front of President Donald Trump
Tebow, who played three seasons in the NFL, is seen after a game vs. the Patriots in 2011
Trump has yet to address his meeting with Tebow, who last played in the NFL in 2012.
The former Broncos pᴀsser told Congress last year that an international database housed by Interpol possessed pH๏τos and videos of at least 50,000 unidentified children being Sєxually exploited.
Tebow, whose eponymous foundation launched in 2010 said: ‘… we fight for those who cannot fight for themselves – and that is exactly why we are here today.’
As noted by the Tim Tebow Foundation website, the bill would require the hiring and training of at least 200 ‘investigators, computer forensics, and criminal analysts to the Child Exploitation Investigations Unit and HSI field offices.’
The bill was also backed by Senator John Cornyn of Texas, Senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut, Representative Laurel Lee of Florida , and Representative Debbie Wᴀsserman Schultz of Florida.
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