{"id":2307064,"date":"2024-07-23T19:52:54","date_gmt":"2024-07-23T23:52:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/controversial-missouri-secretary-of-state-candidate-films-campaign-ad-on-house-speakers-balcony-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-23T19:55:04","modified_gmt":"2024-07-23T23:55:04","slug":"controversial-missouri-secretary-of-state-candidate-films-campaign-ad-on-house-speakers-balcony-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/controversial-missouri-secretary-of-state-candidate-films-campaign-ad-on-house-speakers-balcony-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Controversial Missouri secretary of state candidate films campaign ad on House speaker\u2019s balcony &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcontroversial-missouri-secretary-of-state-candidate-films-campaign-ad-on-house-speakers-balcony-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2307064&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The summary \u2063talks about Valentina\u2064 Gomez, a controversial Missouri\u2062 secretary of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/crowd-boos-arizona-sen-ugenti-rita-off-stage-ahead-of-trumps-speech-at-turning-point-rally\/\" title=\"Crowd Boos Arizona Sen. Ugenti-Rita Off Stage Ahead Of Trump\u2019s Speech At Turning Point Rally\">state candidate<\/a>,\u200d who\u2062 filmed\u2062 a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgia-secretary-of-state-there-will-be-a-recount\/\" title=\"Georgia Secretary of State: &#039;There Will Be a Recount&#039;\">campaign ad<\/a> on the U.S. House speaker&#8217;s balcony in violation of House rules. She has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ga-republicans-launch-stop-stacey-effort-ahead-of-possible-abrams-2022-announcement\/\" title=\"GA Republicans Launch \u2018Stop Stacey\u2019 Effort Ahead Of Possible Abrams 2022 Announcement\">gained national attention<\/a> for her brash campaign ads \u2062where she \u2062criticized Democrats and the Biden administration.\u2062 In the ad, \u2063she claimed to\u2063 speak the truth, catch pedophiles, and \u200ddeclared her intention to become Missouri&#8217;s 41st\u200b secretary of state. The House Speaker&#8217;s press \u200csecretary\u200c clarified that Speaker Mike Johnson was \u2062unaware \u200dof the video and had no\u200d involvement with\u2063 it.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Controversial Missouri secretary of state candidate films campaign ad on House speaker&rsquo;s balcony<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1699686\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Controversial <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/missouri\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Valentina Gomez\">Missouri<\/a> secretary of state candidate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3004537\/who-is-valentina-gomez-missouri-secretary-of-state-candidate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Valentina Gomez\">Valentina Gomez<\/a> filmed a campaign ad on the U.S. House speaker&rsquo;s balcony in violation of House rules.<\/p>\n<p>Gomez has gained national attention through her brash campaign ads, in several of which she described Democrats and the Biden administration as &ldquo;weak and gay.&rdquo; On Tuesday, she released a campaign ad from the House speaker&rsquo;s balcony, which is forbidden by House rules.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I am at the speaker&rsquo;s balcony, and they don&rsquo;t like me here, and neither in Jefferson City. But I don&rsquo;t give a f***,&rdquo; she said in the video. &ldquo;I speak the truth, catch pedophiles, and I will be Missouri&rsquo;s 41st secretary of state.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">On fire with the TRUTH <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MAGA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MAGA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rfNFZys6BE\">pic.twitter.com\/rfNFZys6BE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Valentina Gomez (@ValentinaForSOS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ValentinaForSOS\/status\/1815780321612165253?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 23, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>House Speaker Mike Johnson&rsquo;s (R-LA) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/media-say-bidens-female-led-comms-is-a-first-trump-has-that-now\/\" title=\"Media Say Biden&#039;s Female-Led Comms Is A First. Trump Has That Now\">press secretary<\/a>, Athina Lawson, told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> that Johnson was unaware of the video and had no involvement with it.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Speaker&rsquo;s balcony is open for the public to enjoy. The Speaker&rsquo;s Office was not aware of the video until it was posted online,&rdquo; Lawson said.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement to the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>, Gomez dismissed concerns over the video.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;For all of those crying about a 15 second video. Be upset about the 20 million illegals the Biden-Harris Administration allowed into the United States that are raping and killing American women, or the billions sent to Ukraine&rsquo;s useless war where brave men and women in uniform are being killed, or the J6&rsquo;rs that are being persecuted and prosecuted, or the grandmas jailed for praying outside of an abortion clinic,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;Stop with the hypocrisy. I stand with President Trump and Senator J.D Vance.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A record number of illegal immigrants have entered the U.S. during the Biden administration, but the <a href=\"https:\/\/homeland.house.gov\/2024\/05\/22\/startling-stats-factsheet-biden-administration-on-track-to-reach-10-million-encounters-nationwide-before-end-of-fiscal-year\/#:~:text=Since%20President%20Biden%20and%20Secretary,the%20Southwest%20border%20(SWB).\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>number is closer to 10<\/a>, not 20.<\/p>\n<p>Gomez, an immigrant from Colombia, describes&nbsp;herself on her website&nbsp;as a &ldquo;real estate investor, financier, strategist, former NCAA Division I swimmer.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1699686\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1699686\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The summary \u2063talks about Valentina\u2064 Gomez, a controversial Missouri\u2062 secretary of state candidate,\u200d who\u2062 filmed\u2062 a campaign ad on the U.S. House speaker&#8217;s balcony in violation of House rules. She has gained national attention for her brash campaign ads \u2062where she \u2062criticized Democrats and the Biden administration.\u2062 In the ad, \u2063she claimed to\u2063 speak the &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2307065,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP23108796380972.jpg.optimal.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[35946,35947,8584,35945,32076],"class_list":["post-2307064","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-campaign-ad","tag-house-speaker","tag-missouri","tag-secretary-of-state","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP23108796380972.jpg.optimal.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2307064","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2307064"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2307064\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2307065"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2307064"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2307064"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2307064"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}