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BUSTED: Texas Democrat CAUGHT in Police Defund Lies as Radical Past Comments Surface

Gary FranchiApril 9, 2026234 views
BUSTED: Texas Democrat CAUGHT in Police Defund Lies as Radical Past Comments Surface
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Another radical Democrat has been caught red-handed trying to gaslight voters about their anti-police agenda. Texas Senate candidate James Talarico is desperately backpedaling after conservatives confronted him with his own inflammatory comments about law enforcement and what he called America's "culture of violence."

The leftist politician is now claiming he never supported defunding the police – but his own words tell a very different story. When pressed about his past statements criticizing police presence in schools and his radical rhetoric about systemic violence, Talarico suddenly developed amnesia about his own positions.

The Classic Democrat Playbook

This is exactly what we've come to expect from the radical left. They spend years demonizing our brave men and women in blue, pushing their anti-cop agenda, and then when election time rolls around, they pretend to be tough on crime.

Talarico's comments about a "culture of violence" weren't made in a vacuum – they were part of the broader Democrat assault on law enforcement that we witnessed during the BLM riots and the defund the police movement that terrorized our communities.

"These Democrats think they can memory-hole their radical past and fool Texas voters, but we're not buying what they're selling,"

said one local conservative activist following the revelation.

While President Trump and his administration are working tirelessly to support law enforcement and restore order to our communities, Democrats like Talarico are still peddling the same failed policies that led to skyrocketing crime rates in Democrat-run cities.

Texas Sees Through the Lies

The Lone Star State has consistently rejected the left's anti-police agenda, and voters aren't about to start now. Talarico's desperate attempts to rewrite his own history show just how toxic the defund movement has become – even Democrats know they can't win elections while openly attacking our cops.

Patriots across Texas are watching closely as more evidence surfaces of Talarico's radical past. The question isn't whether he supported defunding police – it's how many more lies he's willing to tell to hide his true agenda from voters.

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Gary Franchi

Award-winning journalist covering breaking news, politics & culture for Next News Network.

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Liberty_DefenderVerifiedApr 10, 2026
Finally some accountability! The mainstream media won't cover this kind of hypocrisy.
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BackTheBlue2024VerifiedApr 10, 2026
I'm a retired police officer and saw firsthand how the defund movement hurt morale and public safety. When politicians flip-flop like this, it shows they never really understood what law enforcement means to communities.
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LoneStarMomVerifiedApr 10, 2026
How can voters trust someone who completely changes their stance on such an important issue? What other positions will they flip on once in office?
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CommonSenseTexanVerifiedApr 11, 2026
Great question! If they'll lie about this, what won't they lie about?
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TexasPatriot47VerifiedApr 11, 2026
This is exactly why we can't trust these Democrats when they try to walk back their radical positions during election season. Their true colors always show eventually.
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ConservativeVoterVerifiedApr 11, 2026
Absolutely right! They think we forget what they said just a few years ago.