At a campaign rally, James Talarico says billionaire pastors Tim Dunn and Ferris Wilkes spent millions on attack ads against Republican lawmakers after Ken Paxton's impeachment, and that many of his Republican colleagues lost their seats for it. Calling Paxton "the most corrupt politician in Texas," he says those same pastors are helping Elon Musk "install their puppet" in the US Senate.
The receipt
- Who
- James Talarico
- Where
- rally - campaign event in Dallas
- Original footage
- Forbes Breaking News · watch the full video from this moment
- Length
- 48 seconds, unedited within the cut
Read the transcript
Ken Paxton's impeachment, Dunn and Wilkes spent millions in attack ads against those brave Republican lawmakers who attempted to hold one of their own accountable. And Dunn and Wilkes succeeded. Many of my Republican colleagues lost their seats because they dared to impeach the most corrupt politician in Texas. Now those same billionaire pastors are helping Elon Musk install their puppet in the United States Senate. But this Senate seat doesn't belong to Tim Dunn. This Senate seat doesn't belong to Ferris Wilkes. This Senate seat doesn't belong to Elon Musk. This Senate seat belongs to you. It belongs to the people of Texas.
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