The Bexar County Democratic Party on Wednesday joined other political organizations in denouncing the rhetoric of Democratic South Texas Congressional candidate Maureen Galindo, which observers on both sides of the aisle have denounced as antisemitic.
“Antisemitism and hateful rhetoric have no place in the Democratic Party or in our communities,” the statement said. “Maureen Galindo’s comments do not reflect our values as Democrats or as Texans.”
The statement was signed by Texas Democratic Party Chair Kendall Scudder, Bexar County Democratic Party Chair Michelle Lowe Solis, Guadalupe County Democratic Chair Glenda Henry, Wilson County Democratic Party Chair Sarah Guevara and Karnes County Democratic Party Chair Francisco Nieto.
Every chair who signed represents a county included in Texas’ 35th Congressional District, which Galindo is running to represent.
The strong rebuke of Galindo from her own party is unusual.
However, the rare move makes sense given the growing chorus of high-profile Democrats blasting Galindo’s comments, which include accusing “zionist billionaires” orchestrating human trafficking in South Texas and claiming modern-day Jews are members of the “synagogue of Satan.”
U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Ortiz, D-New York, called Galindo’s comments “bigoted garbage,” while DNC Chairman Ken Martin described her remarks as “vile, antisemitic rhetoric.”
“No matter someone’s political party, we must confront and stand up to hate wherever and whenever it appears,” Martin wrote on X.
Among other inflammatory remarks, Galindo said in a weekend Instagram post that she would turn an immigrant detention center near San Antonio “into a prison for American Zionists and former ICE officers.”
“It will also be a castration processing center for pedophiles, which will probably be most of the Zionists,” Galindo added.
Earlier this month, Galindo accused Democratic runoff opponent Johnny Garcia of participating in a vast human trafficking network in South Texas, which she alleged is run by a cabal of “Zionist billionaire Jews.” She also told Texas Public Radio last week that she would put Garcia on trial for treason.
As the whirlwind of controversy surrounded Galindo, her campaign received a $600,000 boost from the shadowy Lead Left PAC, whose website metadata includes a link to the GOP fundraising site WinRed.
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