Jeffries, DCCC Blame Republicans for Galindo Rant as Texas Runoff Nears in 6 Days
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Updated · Fox News · May 20
Jeffries, DCCC Blame Republicans for Galindo Rant as Texas Runoff Nears in 6 Days
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 20
Hakeem Jeffries and the DCCC called Maureen Galindo’s remarks disqualifying but said House Republicans should stop “propping up” her candidacy and pull spending from the Texas race.
Galindo triggered the backlash with a social media post proposing a “prison for American Zionists and former ICE officers” and a “castration processing center” that she said would include “most of the Zionists.”
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and other Democrats echoed that line, condemning the comments as antisemitic while urging voters to back DCCC-endorsed rival Johnny Garcia in next week’s runoff.
The runoff follows a first round in which Galindo led Garcia 29% to 27%, with neither candidate reaching the 50% needed to win the Democratic nomination outright.
Republicans including Elise Stefanik and Rick Scott used the episode to demand broader Democratic condemnation, turning a local primary into a wider fight over antisemitism and party responsibility.
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