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GOP candidate calls gay people “pedophiles” while raging at Democrat’s rainbow flag

Valentina Gomez in front of Rep. Rashida Tlaib's office
Valentina Gomez in front of Rep. Rashida Tlaib's office Photo: Screenshot

Missouri secretary of state candidate Valentina Gomez was in D.C. yesterday and she stopped by Congress, apparently to get mad at the flags one congresswoman flies in front of her office.

“This is a United States congresswoman and the only flag that should be allowed is the American flag,” Gomez said while standing in front of Rep. Rashida Tlaib’s (D-MI) office at the Capitol. Several flags can be seen in the background, including a Palestinian flag, a Philadelphia rainbow flag, and a Michigan state flag.

“Not all of this gay garbage or Palestinian garbage,” she continued. Tlaib is of Palestinian descent and an LGBTQ+ ally.

“And let me remind you, you serve the American people,” Gomez said, addressing Tlaib. “Not the pedophiles or the terrorists that these flags represent.”

“You’re supposed to serve the American People. Not these gay terrorists,” Gomez wrote in sharing the video.

Gomez has made loud homophobia central to her brand as she tries to stand out in a crowded GOP primary field. She calls pretty much everything she dislikes “weak and gay,” she got mad at WNBA player Brittney Griner for being an “unpatriotic lesbian” who got to go to the Olympics over a straight woman, and she got mad at her former employer, Purina dog food, for being “weak and gay” and “protecting pedophiles.”

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