GOP nominee for Texas House seat apologizes for ‘crude’ online posts
Borrego said the 2013 posts were crude and immature jokes as he faces Kristian Carranza in a district Democrats hope to flip.
- On Tuesday, GOP House District 118 nominee Jorge Borrego apologized for resurfaced 2013 social media posts, calling them "crude and immature jokes" made during his youth that do not reflect his current views.
- Conservative publisher Current Revolt surfaced nine of the decade-old posts earlier this week, including references to cocaine and homophobic slurs that sparked immediate criticism of Borrego's past online behavior.
- The Texas Tribune's expanded review identified more than 50 of Borrego's posts mentioning cocaine and meth, along with derogatory remarks about religion and Asians, substantially expanding the scope of offensive content discovered.
- Democratic opponent Kristian Carranza denounced the posts as disqualifying, stating Borrego "should be in rehab, not public office" and declaring him unfit to serve in a position of trust.
- Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC spent at least $417,000 and the Greg Abbott campaign spent $21,000 supporting Borrego's candidacy, underscoring party investment in the competitive House District 118 seat despite the controversy.
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Texas GOP Candidate Pressured To Apologize For Posts He Published When He Was 16
Cancel-culture hypocrisy remains on full display ahead of the midterm elections, as Democrats sweep the extremism of candidates in their own party under the rug while castigating a GOP legislator based on remarks he made when he was a literal adolescent. Jorge Borrego, currently campaigning for a seat in the Texas State House, ultimately gave in to the pressure and issued a mea culpa. According to The Hill: “In no ways do those past posts repre…
GOP nominee for Texas House seat apologizes for ‘crude’ online posts
Texas House District 118 candidate Jorge Borrego apologized for past crude and racist posts made between 2011 and 2013 during his campaign against Kristian Carranza ahead of the general election Nov. 3.
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