Texas Runoff Race Draws Controversy After Candidate’s Remarks on Zionists

Added: 2026-05-28

[00:00:00]House Democrats are slamming a Democratic congressional candidate in Texas who made anti-semitic comments.

[00:00:07]Maren Galindo is now facing off against Johnny Garcia in next week's runoff election for the state's 35th Congressional District. Last week, she posted on social media that if elected, she would turn an ICE detention center into a quote, "A prison for American Zionists and former ICE officers for human trafficking." She has also been accused of repeating tropes about Garcia being controlled by money from Zionists.

[00:00:31]In a statement, she says her proposal was not for Jewish Zionists, but quote, "billionaire Zionist." Democratic leaders are backing Garcia. The Democratic nominee for the US Senate in Texas, James Terico, says he will not campaign with Galinda.