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Republican candidate and “Big Lie” promoter Monica De La Cruz in TX-15 is once again cozying up to conspiracy theorists pushing the lie that the 2020 presidential election was stolen. Today, she touted an endorsement from Sean O’Brien, a former Karnes County Commissioner and Texas member of the Electoral College who repeatedly called for the 2020 presidential election results to be tossed out.
In November 2020, Sean O’Brien called on the Supreme Court to “throw out this bogus election,” threatening that “this country will never have a legitimate election again.” And on January 6th, as violent insurrectionists stormed the United States Capitol in a deadly attack that led to the deaths of multiple Capitol police officers, O’Brien was cheering them on over social media.
“Either we TAKE power back, or we will never be free again,” reads one post, “No more asking nicely. Our founding fathers warned us. THIS IS NOT A DRILL.” Another post from January 6th reads, “If McConnell and Graham and Cornyn don’t get on board and challenge this election, they will be voted out in the next election!”
A week after the violent insurrection, O’Brien commented, “[Joe Biden] will never take office.”
De La Cruz also was endorsed and has been repeatedly praised by Derrick Van Orden, who is under fire for allegedly using campaign funds to attend the violent attack on our Capitol on January 6th.
“When Monica De La Cruz and her endorsers call for election results to be tossed out just because they don’t like the outcome, it’s not just delusional — it’s downright dangerous,” said DCCC spokesperson Monica Robinson. “South Texans deserve better than someone like Monica De La Cruz, who is willing to cheat and lie about anything to get elected.”
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