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GOP candidate Brandon Herrera's COVID remarks resurface ahead of Texas race

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 alongside Ken Paxton at a September 30 event. Attention has turned to resurfaced remarks from a 2022 right-wing podcast in which Herrera said he wished COVID had killed more 'fat people', drawing criticism as he campaigns for Congress.

Why now: His comments from an old podcast resurfaced just as he campaigns and appears at events with prominent Texas Republicans.

Brandon HerreraKen PaxtonTexas's 23rd Congressional District

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• "On September 30, Brandon Herrera, the Republican nominee for Texas’s 23rd Congressional District, took the stage for # KenPaxton ... On a 2022 ...right-wing podcast, Herrera said he wished # COVID had killed more “fat people”... In a separate resurfaced bit, Herrera complained… · ZhiZhu@newsie.social · 4

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