James Talarico, speaking at a campaign event, cites reporting that Ken Paxton's net worth has grown by $27 million since he took office and that he now owns 15 homes. Talarico accuses Paxton of taking bribes from wealthy donors while blocking overtime pay and gutting healthcare, and calls it a system rigged by billionaires and corrupt politicians.
The receipt
- Who
- James Talarico
- Where
- rally - Clear Eyes Full Hearts tour campaign event at UNT
- Original footage
- The Financial Express · watch the full video from this moment
- Length
- 50 seconds, unedited within the cut
- Plays
- 154 on Instagram
Read the transcript
You may have seen the reporting that since taking office Ken Paxton has increased his net worth by 27 million dollars. You may have seen the reporting that Ken Paxton now owns 15 homes. I mean it's hard to get 15 homes in a game of Monopoly. I don't know how Ken Paxton got 15 homes. He has taken bribes from wealthy donors all while he blocks our overtime pay and guts our healthcare. This is the rot at the core of this broken corrupt system. It's why so many Texans can't get ahead no matter how hard they work. It's why we can't afford the basics in this economy because the system has been rigged by billionaires and corrupt politicians like Ken Paxton.
Machine transcript of the clip's audio; names are checked, small words may differ.