James Talarico

All of them depend on taking these things out of context.

All of them depend on cutting some of the quotes before they end or cutting them at the beginning to kind of paint them in the worst possible light.

And so in that case, it was a tweet that was part of a larger thread about how we all have a responsibility to combat racism.

And so would I word it differently?

Would I use a different metaphor?

Maybe.

But I still believe that racism is wrong.

And I still believe that we all have a responsibility to combat it.

And I think it's telling when some people are triggered by that.

And so I, of course, looking back at some of these old statements from years ago would maybe word them differently or communicate them differently.

But the values that I hold are still the same.

So this is a perfect example.

So at every campaign stop, I say that our Southern border should be like our front porch.

There should be a giant welcome mat out front and a lock on the door.

And so what the Republicans started doing is they started posting that clip.

They just cut it off before I said lock on the door.

I know.

But let's talk about why they're doing that.

They are cutting the context because they want you to believe that you can't welcome hardworking immigrants and secure the border at the same time when you can absolutely do both.

I'm an eighth generation Texan.