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Yesterday, a disturbing new report from the Washington Post revealed that Monica De La Cruz, the NRCC’s and Kevin McCarthy’s top recruit in TX-15, is facing serious allegations that she acted aggressively and abusively toward her husband’s teenage daughter.
De La Cruz is being accused of “cruel and aggressive conduct” toward the 14-year-old girl, including “verbal abuse and pinching the child to stop her from crying.” The documents also claim that De La Cruz threatened her husband with divorce if he brought his child, who “has at times been hospitalized,” back home.
If true, the allegations raise serious questions about the legitimacy of De La Cruz’s candidacy and if she is fit to hold one of the highest elected positions in the country. The NRCC and Kevin McCarthy must say: Will they hold their top recruits for Congress accountable, or is abusive, cruel treatment of children not disqualifying behavior for the candidates they choose to support?
Read the full report below:
Washington Post: Top GOP congressional candidate in Texas accused of abusing teenage daughter of estranged husband
By Michael Scherer
November 9, 2021
- “A star Republican congressional candidate in Texas was accused last month by her estranged husband in court documents of ‘cruel and aggressive conduct’ toward his 14-year-old daughter, including verbal abuse and pinching the child to stop her from crying.”
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“Hernandez, who has been married to De La Cruz since 2015, has accused her of mistreating him and his daughter in documents filed in the Hidalgo County District Court. In one incident described in the petition for divorce, Hernandez says that on a recent Sunday at church, his daughter began crying after some coffee was spilled. He alleges that De La Cruz took her to the bathroom and pinched her to stop her from crying, rather than try to console her.”
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“Hernandez also claimed in a court document that De La Cruz was verbally abusive to his daughter. He said that in August, De La Cruz said she would divorce him if he brought the child, who has at times been hospitalized, back to live at their home.”
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“‘Unfortunately, it got to that point where I had to make a decision for the best sake of my daughter,’ Hernandez said in an interview Tuesday.”
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“‘I believe that she is putting her campaign in front of our family,’ [Hernandez] said. ‘She is using my daughter for sympathy votes. My daughter is going through mental health issues, and she should not be using that on her campaign page. She needs to take that down.’”
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“A spokesperson for McCarthy did not respond to a request for comment, and a spokesperson for the National Republican Congressional Campaign declined to comment. A spokesperson for the De La Cruz campaign referred to her tweet last week when asked for a comment.”
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