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Democratic Candidate Faces Bipartisan Condemnation Over Antisemitic Instagram Post
Democratic congressional candidate Maureen Galindo drew condemnation from lawmakers in both parties after posting on Instagram that she would detain American Zionists at ICE facilities if elected. House Democratic leaders and two Jewish Democratic representatives said her remarks have no place in the party or Congress.
May 20, 5:00 PM·2m read2 sources
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Democratic candidate Maureen Galindo posted on Instagram that she would detain American Zionists at ICE detention facilities if elected to Congress. The post drew immediate bipartisan condemnation from Democratic lawmakers. Lawmakers from both parties condemned an antisemitic post shared on Instagram by Texas congressional candidate Maureen Galindo, where she said she'd detain American zionists at ICE detention facilities if elected to office.
Reps. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) and Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) said in a shared statement on Wednesday that they would motion to expel her from Congress if she wins the election in Texas's 35th Congressional District.
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Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) and Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), who are both Jewish, vowed to force a vote to expel the Democratic candidate “every single day” the House is in session if she wins the Texas seat. Maureen Galindo, a Democratic candidate for Texas‘s 35th Congressional District, will not be welcomed to the House with open arms if she wins her election. U.S. politics or the Democratic Party.
Galindo, a sex therapist and housing advocate, has made a string of antisemitic comments in recent weeks, including threatening to turn ICE detention facilities into internment camps for “American Zionists and former ICE officers” in a recent Instagram post.
“Maureen’s insane, antisemitic views — including putting Americans in concentration camps — have no place in our Party or country,” Moskowitz and Gottheimer said in a joint statement. Galindo is facing former Bexar County public information officer Johnny Garcia in the May 26 runoff election for the Democratic nomination.
In their joint statement, Jeffries and DelBene referred to the Lead Left PAC, a dark money group that reportedly has GOP ties and has spent thousands of dollars to boost Galindo’s campaign. “House Republican leadership must immediately cease propping up this antisemitic candidacy, pull spending in the race and forcefully condemn these comments,” Jeffries and DelBene wrote.
