{"id":2605449,"date":"2026-05-21T10:50:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T14:50:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/actblue-refuses-donations-for-texas-dem-accused-of-antisemitism\/"},"modified":"2026-05-21T10:51:56","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T14:51:56","slug":"actblue-refuses-donations-for-texas-dem-accused-of-antisemitism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/actblue-refuses-donations-for-texas-dem-accused-of-antisemitism\/","title":{"rendered":"ActBlue refuses donations for Texas Dem accused of antisemitism"},"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\">18<\/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%2Factblue-refuses-donations-for-texas-dem-accused-of-antisemitism%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=2605449&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>Texas Democratic congressional candidate Maureen Galindo has faced backlash and party pushback after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/msnbc-host-admits-inconvenient-truth-about-ilhan-omar-committee-removal\/\" title=\"MSNBC Host Admits Inconvenient Truth About Ilhan Omar Committee  Removal\">making antisemitic remarks<\/a>. ActBlue reportedly stopped processing donations for her campaign ahead of a May 26 Democratic runoff against Johnny Garcia in Texas\u2019s 35th Congressional District.<\/p>\n<p>The controversy includes comments about turning the Karnes ICE detention center into a \u201cprison\u201d for \u201camerican Zionists,\u201d along with other inflammatory statements tied to antisemitic conspiracies. Democratic lawmakers and candidates-including Reps. Jared Moskowitz and Josh Gottheimer-condemned her language as disqualifying and have said they would pursue expulsion votes if she wins. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and DCCC Chair Suzan DelBene similarly criticized her remarks as vile and outside what the Democratic Party can accept.<\/p>\n<p>Galindo\u2019s campaign financing has also drawn scrutiny, with reports that she received money from Lead Left PAC, which Democrats say has ties to Republican efforts supporting challengers within <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elizabeth-warren-abandons-mckinsey-disclosure-demands\/\" title=\"Elizabeth Warren Abandons McKinsey Disclosure Demands\">democratic primaries<\/a>.  <\/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<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/texas\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"253\">Texas<\/a> congressional candidate Maureen Galindo was cut off from a major Democratic fundraising platform and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pacs\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1911\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >political action committee<\/a> <\/a>after a series of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/antisemitism\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"376\">antisemitic<\/a> remarks sparked widespread backlash within the party.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ActBlue is no <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/secure.actblue.com\/donate\/maureenforcongress\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/secure.actblue.com\/donate\/maureenforcongress\">longer processing donations <\/a>for Galindo, who is competing in a May 26 Democratic runoff against Bexar County Sheriff\u2019s Deputy Johnny Garcia in Texas\u2019s 35th Congressional District.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4575969\/massie-ousted-georgia-democrats-big-turnout-what-you-missed-primaries\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Massie ousted, Georgia Democrats big turnout, and runoffs set. 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Most recently, she wrote in an <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DYRyMXOFQCN\/?img_index=6\">Instagram post<\/a> saying that she intends to write legislation to \u201cturn Karnes [Immigration and Customs Enforcement] Detention Center into a prison for American Zionists and former ICE officers for human trafficking.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt will also be a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-democratic-house-candidate-vows-to-intern-zionists-and-ex-ice-officers\/\" title=\"Texas Democratic House candidate vows to intern Zionists and ex-...\">castration processing center<\/a> for pedophiles, which will probably be most of the Zionists,\u201d Galindo added, accusing Garcia of being \u201cpaid by Zionist terrorism and trafficking.\u201d She has also previously said that Jews run Hollywood and worship the \u201csynagogue of Satan.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Democratic lawmakers and candidates have <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4577166\/democrats-vow-expel-texas-house-candidate-galindo-if-she-wins\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4577166\/democrats-vow-expel-texas-house-candidate-galindo-if-she-wins\/\">spoken<\/a> out against Galindo\u2019s comments. Reps. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) and Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), who are Jewish, said they would force a vote to expel the Democratic candidate \u201cevery single day\u201d the House is in session if she wins the Texas seat.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMaureen\u2019s insane, antisemitic views \u2014 including putting Americans in concentration camps \u2014 have no place in our Party or country,\u201d the lawmakers said in a joint statement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">House Minority Leader <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hakeem-jeffries\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"790\">Hakeem Jeffries<\/a> (D-NY) and Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairwoman Suzan DelBene (D-WA) called Galindo\u2019s language \u201cvile\u201d and said it is disqualifying and has no place in U.S. politics or the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic-party\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"288\">Democratic Party<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Texas Senate hopeful<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/james-talarico\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"17710\"> James Talarico<\/a>, a Democrat, likewise spoke against Galindo\u2019s comments, saying that he would not campaign with her if she were to win the runoff.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis antisemitic rhetoric has no place in our politics,\u201d Talarico <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jta.org\/2026\/05\/15\/politics\/talarico-wont-campaign-with-democratic-house-candidate-who-wants-to-open-a-prison-for-american-zionists\">said in a statement<\/a> to the <em>Jewish Telegraphic Agency<\/em>. \u201cWe need leadership in both parties willing to stand up and call out hate wherever it rears its ugly head.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4577166\/democrats-vow-expel-texas-house-candidate-galindo-if-she-wins\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4577166\/democrats-vow-expel-texas-house-candidate-galindo-if-she-wins\/\">MOSKOWITZ AND GOTTHEIMER VOW EXPULSION VOTES IF CONTROVERSIAL TEXAS DEMOCRAT WINS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Galindo\u2019s campaign financing has also raised speculation among Democrats. She has received thousands of dollars\u00a0in donations from Lead Left PAC, which <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/punchbowl.news\/article\/house\/republicans-meddling-house-democratic-primaries\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/punchbowl.news\/article\/house\/republicans-meddling-house-democratic-primaries\/\">reportedly<\/a> has ties to the GOP and boosts Democratic primary candidates challenging the Democratic Party\u2019s preferred candidates.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHouse Republican leadership must immediately cease propping up this antisemitic candidacy, pull spending in the race and forcefully condemn these comments,\u201d Jeffries and DelBene wrote. \u201cTo embrace and uplift a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/w-james-antle-iii-dems-cynical-ploy-to-nominate-maga-candidates-show-they-dont-really-care-about-democracy\/\" title=\"W. James Antle III: Dems\u2019 Cynical Ploy to Nominate MAGA ... Show They Don\u2019t Really Care About Democracy\">fringe candidate<\/a> with antisemitic \u2014 and extremely dangerous \u2014 rhetoric and views in order to win an election is beyond the pale.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ActBlue stops donations to antisemitic Texas candidate Galindo<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4195,"featured_media":2605450,"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\/05\/AP26125490278730.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[23495,7053,33926,32923,3694],"class_list":["post-2605449","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-actblue","tag-antisemitism","tag-campaign-finance","tag-democratic-party","tag-texas"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP26125490278730.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2605449","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\/4195"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2605449"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2605449\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2605453,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2605449\/revisions\/2605453"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2605450"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2605449"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2605449"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2605449"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}