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Texas GOP candidate Brandon Herrera under fire over COVID remarks
Original: "On September 30, Brandon Herrera, the Republican nominee for Texas’s 23rd Congressional District, took the stage for #
Brandon Herrera, the Republican nominee for Texas's 23rd Congressional District, appeared with Ken Paxton on September 30 while comments from his past resurfaced online. On a 2022 right-wing podcast, Herrera said he wished COVID had killed more 'fat people', remarks now drawing criticism during his congressional campaign.
Why now: His past inflammatory podcast comments resurfaced just as he campaigns and appears alongside Texas officials.
Brandon HerreraKen PaxtonTexas's 23rd Congressional DistrictRepublican Party
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