The Democratic Party's official X account did not hold back in its response to White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller criticizing Senate candidate James Talarico. The online dispute began when the Democratic Party posted a photo of Talarico, their nominee for a pivotal U.S. Senate race in Texas, with the caption: 'Fired up. Ready to go. It's time to take back Texas.' This came after Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, backed by President Donald Trump, defeated Senator John Cornyn in a Republican runoff.
Miller responded with a baseless claim on X, stating: 'The Democrats made history in Texas by nominating their first transgender senate candidate.' There is no credible evidence that Talarico, who is known for his Christian faith, is transgender. However, he has been a vocal supporter of transgender rights, making controversial remarks such as 'God is non-binary.'
The Democrats retaliated with a personal attack on Miller, writing: 'Shut up you ugly f***.' The Independent has reached out to the White House and Talarico's campaign for comment. This use of profanity aligns with a reported increase in Democratic lawmakers using the F-word on social media. According to a six-year analysis by The New York Times published in April, there were 23 instances of 12 Democratic lawmakers using the F-bomb on X in January alone.
While the Democratic Party resorts to expletives against the Trump administration and California Governor Gavin Newsom trolls the president online, Talarico has adopted a less aggressive approach. His campaign platform emphasizes unity in a divided country, arguing that billionaires are tearing the working class apart. 'The people at the top work so hard to keep us angry and divided because our unity is a threat to their wealth and power,' Talarico wrote on his campaign website. 'They divide us by party, by race, by gender, by religion so we don't notice they're defunding our schools, gutting our healthcare, and cutting taxes for themselves and their rich friends.'
Talarico, who defeated Representative Jasmine Crockett with an outright majority in the Democratic primary in March, will face Paxton in the general election in November.
