THE RIGHT Talarico Praised Pastor Who Called ICE 'the New KKK' Days Before Vote
At a get-out-the-vote stop, the Democratic Senate nominee cheered a congressional hopeful who said "it's time to abolish ICE" — and his campaign won't say if that's an endorsement.
Texas Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico shared a stage last Thursday with a candidate who accused the Trump administration of turning ICE into "the new KKK," and told the crowd to "give it up" for him.
The candidate, Dallas megachurch pastor Frederick Douglass Haynes III, is running for Texas's 30th Congressional District, the seat Rep. Jasmine Crockett is leaving. Haynes said of the administration: "You transformed ICE into the new KKK and brought about terror in this nation." He added: "It's time to melt ICE. It's time to abolish ICE."
Talarico appeared at a get-out-the-vote event on his "Clear Eyes Full Hearts" tour and said: "Give it up for your next congressman, Dr. Freddy Haynes." According to Fox News, Talarico has not formally endorsed Haynes, and his campaign did not respond when asked whether the remark should be read as an endorsement.
Fox's report does not state Talarico's own position on abolishing ICE, and the campaign has not clarified it. With the race for the state's Senate seat expected to be tight, voters are left to ask what the nominee thinks of the language used by the man he called Texas's "next congressman."
Sources: Fox News: Talarico campaigns alongside Democrat who called ICE 'new KKK' and demanded its abolition
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