{"id":2582611,"date":"2026-03-22T13:36:01","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T17:36:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-he-allowed-talarico-to-defeat-crockett-in-texas-race\/"},"modified":"2026-03-22T13:38:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T17:38:00","slug":"trump-says-he-allowed-talarico-to-defeat-crockett-in-texas-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-he-allowed-talarico-to-defeat-crockett-in-texas-race\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump says he &#8216;allowed&#8217; Talarico to defeat Crockett in Texas race"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/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%2Ftrump-says-he-allowed-talarico-to-defeat-crockett-in-texas-race%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=2582611&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>President Donald Trump criticized Texas Democrat James Talarico in a Truth Social post, claiming Talarico defeated Jasmine Crockett and labeling him a \u201cfraud\u201d who promotes a platform of \u201csix genders\u201d while alleging his campaign withheld damaging details. Trump also attacked Gavin Newsom and suggested that Democrats could be at a disadvantage in the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >texas senate race<\/a>, where potential GOP contenders like John Cornyn or Ken Paxton might face a May runoff; Trump has teased, but not yet offered, an endorsement.The piece notes Talarico\u2019s role as a Democratic lawmaker known for outspoken views on education and culture, and it mentions GOP mockery of his vegan campaign stance, including a counter image from his team showing him eating meat. The article frames the exchange as part of broader national interest in the Texas race and Trump\u2019s use of Truth Social to influence primary dynamics.  <\/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\">Trump rips &lsquo;six genders&rsquo; Talarico, says he &lsquo;allowed&rsquo; him to defeat Crockett in Texas race<\/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\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2538862\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> on Sunday sharply criticized <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/texas\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"253\">Texas<\/a> Democrat <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/james-talarico\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"17710\">James Talarico<\/a> in a Truth Social post, claiming that he &ldquo;allowed&rdquo; the state lawmaker to defeat Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jasmine-crockett\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"9855\">Jasmine Crockett<\/a> (D-TX) in the state&rsquo;s Senate Democratic primary.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Trump attacked Talarico as &ldquo;a FRAUD&rdquo; and accused him of promoting &ldquo;six Genders&rdquo; while also asserting that his political operation had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wapo-committed-the-worst-media-malfeasance-during-the-brett-kavanaugh-smear-campaign\/\" title=\"WaPo Committed The Worst Media Malfeasance During The Brett Kavanaugh Smear ...\">withheld damaging information<\/a> during the contest.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4499813\/trump-ice-tsa-airports-dhs-shutdown\/\">Trump says ICE will assist TSA officers at airports starting Monday amid shutdown<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4499532\/trump-loyalists-worry-prosecuting-joe-kent-expose-iran-tensions\/\">Some Trump loyalists worry prosecuting Joe Kent will further expose Iran war tensions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4499762\/trump-iran-power-plants-strait-of-hormuz-closure\/\">Trump threatens to &#8216;obliterate&#8217; Iran&#8217;s power plants if Strait of Hormuz not open in 48 hours<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The president said Talarico &ldquo;beat Low IQ Candidate Jasmine Crockett&rdquo; and added that he was a &ldquo;weak, ineffective guy who we &lsquo;allowed&rsquo; to win.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The post marked the first time Trump has targeted Talarico in a Truth Social post. Talarico is a Democratic lawmaker who 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 his outspoken criticism of Republican policies and his focus on education and cultural issues.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In the same post, Trump attacked another Democratic foe in Gov. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gavin-newsom\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1426\">Gavin Newsom<\/a> (D-CA), saying Talarico is the worst candidate since Newsom.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I believe that any human being running against him, sick, incompetent, close to death or, even a child, would win. He may be the Worst Candidate I have ever seen, other than, of course, Gavin Newscum who admitted that he suffers from mental incapacity, is unable to read a speech, and is dumb but, in saying &ldquo;the dumb comment,&rdquo; referred to his audience, and therefore became, in the eyes of African Americans, A TOTAL RACIST &mdash; which is probably true!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s post about Talarico came just hours after he wrote a post calling democrats the &ldquo;greatest enemy&rdquo; of America. <\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s take on Talarico appeared to suggest a strategic calculation ahead of a high-profile race, where Republicans are expected to field a strong candidate, possibly Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/john-cornyn\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"965\">John Cornyn<\/a> (R-TX) or Attorney General <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ken-paxton\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4370\">Ken Paxton<\/a>, depending on how the field develops.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>By elevating Talarico as a perceived weaker opponent, Trump implied Democrats could be at a disadvantage in the general election matchup.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In past interviews, Trump expressed confidence in the electability of both GOP candidates, saying he thinks either would win against a &ldquo;weak&rdquo; Talarico.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has frequently used his social media platform to weigh in on Republican primaries and general election matchups, often endorsing candidates he views as aligned with his political agenda or strategically advantageous.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The race for Texas&rsquo;s Senate seat that has caught the eyes of Trump reflects broader national stakes, with Republicans seeking to maintain or expand control in Congress while Democrats aim to capitalize on competitive urban districts.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Paxton and Cornyn are set for a runoff election in May as neither was able to secure more than 50% of the vote in the primary. Trump has teased an endorsement but has yet to do so.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4499706\/democrats-lambaste-trump-response-mueller-death\/\"><strong>DEMOCRATS LAMBASTE TRUMP&rsquo;S RESPONSE TO ROBERT MUELLER&rsquo;S DEATH<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s post is not the first time Talarico has caught flak from the GOP, with Republicans mocking the Senate nominee after <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4496377\/james-talarico-campaign-vegan-meat-texas\/\">he promoted scaling back <\/a>on meat consumption. In past campaigns, Talarico said his campaign went vegan to fight climate change.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In response to the vegan allegations from Republicans, his campaign team posted a photo of Talarico eating cooked meat by hand as fried foods lay on the table in front of him. No words were included in the press release.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/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>Trump slams Talarico, says he let Crockett lose<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4130,"featured_media":2582612,"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\/2026\/03\/AP26064069882426.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[47563,6571,68501,3694,3634],"class_list":["post-2582611","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-crockett","tag-elections","tag-talarico","tag-texas","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP26064069882426.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2582611","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\/4130"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2582611"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2582611\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2582615,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2582611\/revisions\/2582615"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2582612"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2582611"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2582611"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2582611"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}