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House Democrats publicly distanced themselves from Texas congressional candidate Maureen Galindo for her recent remarks calling for ICE detention centers to be turned into prisons for “American Zionists.”
“Maureen Galindo is a moral disgrace who has no business running for, let alone holding, elected office,” Rep. Ritchie Torres, D-N.Y., told Fox News Digital. “So she should withdraw from the race out of shame.”
“That kind of rhetoric has no place in our politics and we should not accept that kind of antisemitism here in the House of Representatives,” Rep. John Olszewski, D-Md., said. “There’s no world in which I can support a candidate like that.“
“She must be crazy — something wrong with her,” Rep. Tom Suozzi, D-N.Y. said. “That’s demented.”
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Rep. Tom Suozzi speaks at a press conference with members of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 24, 2025, marking the third anniversary of the Russia-Ukraine war. (Nathan Posner/Anadolu)
The backlash comes after Galindo posted to her social media pledging to turn ICE detention centers into a “prison for American Zionists and former ICE officers,” which drew accusations of antisemitism from both parties. In the same Instagram post, she also said the prison will be used as a castration center for pedophiles, “which will probably be most of the Zionists.”
Some House Democrats told Fox News Digital it was the first time they were hearing of Galindo’s controversy, or dodged giving their take on the matter.
“I’m sorry, I’m late for committee,” Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., said.
“This is the first I’m hearing about it, but I think anyone saying that is problematic,” Rep. Ami Bera, D-Calif., said.
“I have no idea about Texas,” Rep. James Clyburn, D-S.C., said.
Top Democrats have also accused Republicans of helping elevate Galindo’s candidacy in…
