{"id":2696027,"date":"2026-11-02T18:25:48","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T23:25:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/at-talarico-rally-jasmine-crocketts-pastor-calls-ice-the-new-kkk-talarico-thanks-him-for-his-kind-words\/"},"modified":"2026-11-02T18:31:39","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T23:31:39","slug":"at-talarico-rally-jasmine-crocketts-pastor-calls-ice-the-new-kkk-talarico-thanks-him-for-his-kind-words","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/at-talarico-rally-jasmine-crocketts-pastor-calls-ice-the-new-kkk-talarico-thanks-him-for-his-kind-words\/","title":{"rendered":"At Talarico Rally, Jasmine Crockett\u2019s Pastor Calls ICE \u2018the New KKK\u2019: Talarico Thanks Him for His \u2018Kind Words\u2019"},"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\">36<\/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%2Fat-talarico-rally-jasmine-crocketts-pastor-calls-ice-the-new-kkk-talarico-thanks-him-for-his-kind-words%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=2696027&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>Here\u2019s a paraphrase of the passage in plain English:<\/p>\n<p>At a lively campaign event in Dallas for state Senate candidate James Talarico, Pastor Frederick Haynes &#8211; who pastors Rep. Jasmine Crockett and is running to take her seat in Texas\u2019s 30th Congressional District &#8211; denounced U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, calling it \u201cthe new KKK\u201d and urging its abolition. Talarico, who has saeid he does not support abolishing ICE, thanked Haynes for his remarks and praised him during the rally for his \u201cClear Eyes, Full Hearts\u201d tour, telling the audience to give Haynes credit as the next congressman.<\/p>\n<p>haynes, leader of the largely Black Friendship-West Baptist Church and a frontrunner in his safe Democratic district, made the remarks as part of a stump speech in Dallas. While his comments may resonate with local voters, they could damage Talarico\u2019s appeal among more conservative Texans statewide.<\/p>\n<p>Haynes has drawn controversy for defending Karmelo Anthony, a Black teenager convicted in the stabbing death of white athlete Austin Metcalf when both were 17. Haynes has called Anthony \u201cour friend\u201d and, speaking from the pulpit this summer, described Anthony as a defenseless \u201clittle boy\u201d who was unfairly treated by an all non-Black jury. Haynes &#8211; who has also praised the antisemitic preacher Louis Farrakhan as \u201ca great man\u201d &#8211; attended the trial and has accused prosecutors of painting Anthony as a monster.<\/p>\n<p>Talarico faced criticism earlier after saying anthony\u2019s conviction illustrated that the criminal justice system \u201cis not working for Black Texans.\u201d He suggested the lack of Black jurors was evidence of systemic failure and said he would keep pushing for reform if elected to the U.S. Senate.<\/p>\n<p>At trial,witnesses testified that Anthony,then 17,threatened others and fatally stabbed Metcalf in the heart. Anthony\u2019s family raised about $630,000 via GoFundMe for his defense, funds that were later reported to have been used for moving and living expenses. Talarico\u2019s campaign did not reply to a request for comment.  <\/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<div>\n<p><h2>The Dallas pastor, who\u2019s seeking Crockett\u2019s seat, previously praised Karmelo Anthony as \u2018our friend\u2019<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption> \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\tFrederick Haynes, James Talarico (Chip Somodevilla\/Getty Images)\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Jasmine Crockett&#8217;s pastor called U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement &#8220;the new KKK&#8221; at a boisterous campaign rally for Texas Senate candidate James Talarico on Thursday. Talarico thanked him for the &#8220;kind words&#8221; and congratulated him on his expected accession to Crockett&#8217;s congressional seat.<\/p>\n<p>Frederick Haynes, who serves as Rep. Jasmine Crockett&#8217;s pastor and is running to replace her in Texas&#8217;s 30th Congressional District, also called to &#8220;abolish&#8221; the immigration agency at a stump speech for Talarico during an event in Dallas for his &#8220;Clear Eyes, Full Hearts&#8221; campaign tour.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You transformed ICE into the new KKK and brought about terror in this nation,&#8221; Haynes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2TvtmOorZn4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> of President Trump and Republican Senate candidate Ken Paxton. &#8220;It&#8217;s time to melt ICE. It&#8217;s time to abolish ICE.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;James Talarico, I stand with you,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p>Talarico, who has said he opposes the abolition of ICE, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=J9SCQG13YIY#t=2h56m25s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">praised<\/a> Haynes in his speech, urging the Dallas crowd to &#8220;give it up for your next congressman.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LkgyuQaBGDU?si=5YOlpiTrSsMOOQsN\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Thank you, Dr. Haynes, for those kind words and your service to this community,&#8221; said Talarico. Haynes, the pastor of the majority-black Friendship-West Baptist Church in Dallas, is expected to coast to victory in his deep blue district. Crockett abandoned the seat to seek the Senate nomination, which she lost to Talarico.<\/p>\n<p>Haynes&#8217;s rhetoric, while it could help Talarico with voters in Dallas, may undercut the Senate candidate with other voters across traditionally conservative Texas.<\/p>\n<p>Haynes is also notorious for referring to Karmelo Anthony\u2014a black teenager convicted in the murder of a white athlete, Austin Metcalf, at a high school track meet, when both boys were 17\u2014as &#8220;our friend.&#8221; The pastor and Talarico campaigning together may remind voters of Talarico&#8217;s own controversial position on Anthony, who was sentenced to 35 years in prison.<\/p>\n<p>Talarico stoked criticism in August for stating in an interview that Anthony&#8217;s conviction showed the criminal justice system &#8220;is not working for black Texans.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Right now we&#8217;ve got a system that doesn&#8217;t serve all Americans equally, and, and we know that black Texans have been, um, have not gotten the justice they deserve,&#8221; said Talarico in a clip <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/democrats\/talarico-backs-karmelo-anthony-in-divisive-murder-case-says-black-teens-conviction-for-stabbing-white-football-star-shows-system-is-not-working-for-black-texans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">uncovered<\/a> by the <em>Washington Free Beacon<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Talarico suggested that Anthony was either wrongfully convicted or over-sentenced because he is black.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m not an expert on this particular case, but I know that there were no black members of the jury, and to me, that&#8217;s, that&#8217;s the only evidence you need to, to really prove this system is not working for black Texans.&#8221; Talarico said that if elected to the U.S. Senate, he will continue his work in the Texas State House to &#8220;reform this system.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Haynes, who has referred to antisemitic preacher Louis Farrakhan as a &#8220;great man,&#8221; has gone even farther in defending Anthony.        <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This boy, our friend, can&#8217;t even defend himself. We are not safe,&#8221; Haynes <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/democrats\/our-friend-cant-even-defend-himself-jasmine-crocketts-pastor-tapped-to-replace-her-in-congress-defends-killer-karmelo-anthony-as-a-little-boy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> in a sermon at his Friendship-West Baptist church this summer.<\/p>\n<p>Haynes, who attended the Anthony trial, said Anthony was a defenseless &#8220;little boy&#8221; who was railroaded by an &#8220;all non-black jury.&#8221; Haynes said he was &#8220;disgusted&#8221; that prosecutors in the case painted Anthony as &#8220;a monster of a man.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Witnesses testified that Anthony, who was 17 at the time of the murder, threatened Metcalf and other students before brandishing a large knife and stabbing Metcalf in the heart.<\/p>\n<p>Anthony&#8217;s family raised $630,000 for his legal defense through GoFundMe, though they reportedly spent the money on moving costs and living expenses.<\/p>\n<p>Talarico&#8217;s campaign did not respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dallas pastor seeks Crockett seat, calls ICE &#8216;new KKK<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":155,"featured_media":2696028,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/MixCollage-30-Oct-2026-04-21-PM-3579-scaled.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548,544],"tags":[8364,74085,17269,4433,68501],"class_list":["post-2696027","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily","category-the-free-beacon","tag-ice","tag-jasmine-crockett-2","tag-kkk","tag-rally","tag-talarico"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/MixCollage-30-Oct-2026-04-21-PM-3579-scaled.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2696027","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\/155"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2696027"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2696027\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2696030,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2696027\/revisions\/2696030"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2696028"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2696027"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2696027"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2696027"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}