Texas Republicans Return To Islamophobia

德克萨斯州共和党人重拾伊斯兰恐惧症

What A Day

2026-02-26

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The Texas Senate primary is already setting records for both Republicans and Democrats, with more than $110 million spent on advertising and reserved ad time. And on the Republican side, where Senator John Cornyn is facing Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and U.S. Representative Wesley Hunt, things have gotten incredibly messy. But there's at least one thing those three candidates can agree on: Islamophobic rhetoric. So, why is the Texas GOP laser-focused on Islam? To find out, we spoke with Forrest Wilder. He's a senior writer at Texas Monthly. And in headlines, Surgeon General nominee Casey Means testifies before the Senate Health Committee, South Carolina Republican Representative Nancy Mace hopes to hold lawmakers accountable for sexual harassment violations, and Minnesota Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar's State of the Union guest is arrested after standing up during the President's speech. Show Notes: Check out Forrest's story – https://tinyurl.com/2yep8yk4 Call Congress – 202-224-3121 Subscribe to the What A Day Newsletter – https://tinyurl.com/y4y2e9jy What A Day – YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/@whatadaypodcast Follow us on Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/crookedmedia/ For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/whataday
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  • It's Thursday, February 26th.

  • I'm Jane Kostin, and this is What A Day,

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  • And Minnesota Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar, state of the union guest,

  • is charged with unlawful conduct after standing up during the president's speech.

  • But let's start with taxes.

  • The Longhorn State Senate primary is already setting money records for both Republicans and Democrats,

  • with more than $110 million being spent in advertising and reserved ad time.

  • But on the Republican side,

  • where Senator John Cornyn is facing Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and U.S.

  • Representative Wesley Hunt, things have gotten incredibly messy.

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  • This is an ad released Wednesday by Cornyn and the National Republican Senatorial Committee.