Brandon Herrera, the gun-loving South Texas vlogger running to unseat incumbent Republican U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales, made an Alamo City campaign stop Thursday with help from Florida's Matt Gaetz, a controversial congressman popular with the far-right fringe.
Brandon Herrera, a right-wing vlogger known as the 'AK Guy,' is running to unseat San Antonio GOP Congressman Tony Gonzales.
During speeches at GOP-themed watering hole the Angry Elephant, the pair lashed out at familiar targets, immigrants and President Joe Biden among them. During his remarks, Herrera — known as the"AK Guy" for his unflinching support of gun rights — also targeted overweight women. Thursday's dig at women is only the latest inflammatory statement from Herrera, a YouTube personality who's make outrageous remarks part of his political brand. During his campaign, Herrera hasat veteran suicides, mocked former President Donald Trump's 17-year-old son Barron as looking like a"long ventriloquist-like dummy" and expressed doubts Trump can win in November.
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