James Talarico

They made their money in oil and gas.

It's not a country music band.

I was just going to say.

Some people get them confused with –

Brooks and Dunn.

Wilkes and Dunn is the bad one.

Brooks and Dunn, good one.

But they made their money in oil and gas, but they are also Christian nationalist pastors, which, you know, billionaire pastor, you know, you would think that's an oxymoron.

But on Sunday mornings, these two billionaires, they preach at these far right churches and they've got very extreme views.

They don't think anybody who's not a Christian should serve in elected office.

In fact, you can look this up.

Don't take my word for it.

Do your own research.

But they told the former Republican speaker of the Texas House, a guy named Joe Strauss from San Antonio, that he didn't have a right to be speaker because he's Jewish.

And that's a Republican.

So they are dominionists.

They're Christian nationalists.

This is the world that they have.

But they basically, every single Republican state senator in Texas has taken their money.

Every single one.