Video: Republican running for congress heckles Muslim event in Texas
A Republican candidate for US Congress interrupted a Muslim community day at the Texas Capitol building, shouting deeply offensive Islamophobic hate speech from a podium. Valentina Gomez infiltrated the event by wearing a hijab, which she removed before yelling racist tropes.
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I remember her platform was like 75% slurs by volume—against trans people, black people, Muslims, other Mexicans, all kinds of people. She was too much even for the fascists and lost her primary by a goddamn mile. Yet she’s still out there being weird and hateful.
nazis are professional losers. they make their power by losing and then claiming the system is rigged against them in order to garner sympathy
Yeah, she's running for trump's cabinet. She deserves no air time.
People like this wouldn't be out in the open if it wasn't the norm in their party
People like this also wouldn't be out in the open if - insert a bunch of things which would probably get me banned for inciting violence
People like this wouldn’t be out in the open if someone killed her already.
Behold, the moderate Republican candidate in Texas. Gotta string people up in trees before you get the radical label.
That's just questionable behavior. Radical is trying to feed unhoused people and children of low-income households.
Or even worse… Supporting Palestine.
Must be one of those hispanics that's loyal to the republican party because they're christian.
Sad.
Looking at some pictures of her, she has the fakest smile in existence. This is a clear example of someone who has dug their hole so deep, they can't do anything else but dig further.
Keep an eye on this one. She might be scoffed at now, but her overzealous commitment to 'the cause' will likely give her a prominent position in a future administration.
https://youtube.com/shorts/q3WN5iIJpVg
This is her
"You can be anything you want"*
*except the things we dont want you to be
"This is a Christian nation"
Now I'm not American so I'm willing to be corrected here, but I'm pretty damn certain it's supposed to be a secular nation...
Christian here, yes.
Yes it is.
Religion has no place in government.
And the Republicans just got themselves a new favorite crazy.
Just the best people. /s
This bitch is actually begging to be endorsed by AIPAC. Shes a fucking nut job.
Both sides though, amirite?
Deplorables
Just by reading the title, i knew who it was... god i fucking hate her... absolute psychopath person.
Best thing to do there is not react. Stand in silence.
No. That just legitimizes them. You have to shut them down and march them off stage.
Ignoring bullies only empowers them.
They already are very well legitimised.
Aren't American all suposed to start shooting when someone crosses in to someone elses personal space?
Anyone doing an event like this should know to bring extra mics and a remote mixer.
I'm guessing trumps spike on support by Latin American folk can be explained by religious zealots like her?