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'''Joaquin Castro''' is the [[Democratic party]] representative from [[Texas]]' 20th Congressional District in the [[U.S. House]]. Joaquin is one of two of the [[communist]] Castro brothers (not Raul and Fidel), the twin brother of [[Julian Castro]], former [[Obama]] [[Secretary of HUD]] and [[2020 Presidential candidate]]. Joaquin won re-election unopposed on November 6, 2018. Castro is a sponsor of the [[Green New Deal]]. | '''Joaquin Castro''' is the [[Democratic party]] representative from [[Texas]]' 20th Congressional District in the [[U.S. House]]. Joaquin is one of two of the [[communist]] Castro brothers (not Raul and Fidel), the twin brother of [[Julian Castro]], former [[Obama]] [[Secretary of HUD]] and [[2020 Presidential candidate]]. Joaquin won re-election unopposed on November 6, 2018. Castro is a sponsor of the [[Green New Deal]]. | ||
| − | Joaquin Castro has encouraged [[violence]] against political opponents.<ref>https://www.commentarymagazine.com/american-society/joaquin-castro-expanding-the-rules-of-engagement/</ref> | + | Joaquin Castro has encouraged [[violence]] against political opponents.<ref>[https://www.commentarymagazine.com/american-society/joaquin-castro-expanding-the-rules-of-engagement/ Expanding the Rules of Engagement]. ''Commentary Magazine''.</ref><ref name="Rep. Joaquin Castro tweets names, employers of Trump donors in San Antonio">Schouten, Fredreka (August 7, 2019). [https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/06/politics/joaquin-castro-trump-donor-names/index.html Rep. Joaquin Castro tweets names, employers of Trump donors in San Antonio]/ ''CNN''. Retrieved February 10, 2021.</ref> |
In the hearings with disgraced [[FBI]] director [[James Comey]] on March 20, 2017, Castro spent most of his time referring to the “dirty dossier” published by [[BuzzFeed]], which has long been discredited, and bringing up the names of various Trump supporters, asking FBI Director Comey if they were targets of the investigation into Russian influence on the elections –knowing perfectly well that Comey would not and could not answer. The idea was simply to bring up the names in a forum in which they couldn't defend themselves: that's what the politics of innuendo is all about.<ref>[http://original.antiwar.com/justin/2017/03/21/adam-schiff-grifter-racketeer-warmonger/ Adam Schiff: Grifter, Racketeer, Warmonger].</ref> | In the hearings with disgraced [[FBI]] director [[James Comey]] on March 20, 2017, Castro spent most of his time referring to the “dirty dossier” published by [[BuzzFeed]], which has long been discredited, and bringing up the names of various Trump supporters, asking FBI Director Comey if they were targets of the investigation into Russian influence on the elections –knowing perfectly well that Comey would not and could not answer. The idea was simply to bring up the names in a forum in which they couldn't defend themselves: that's what the politics of innuendo is all about.<ref>[http://original.antiwar.com/justin/2017/03/21/adam-schiff-grifter-racketeer-warmonger/ Adam Schiff: Grifter, Racketeer, Warmonger].</ref> | ||
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| + | A [[liberal hypocrite]] who has doxxed and incited violence against Trump supporters,<ref name="Rep. Joaquin Castro tweets names, employers of Trump donors in San Antonio"/> Castro has accused [[Donald Trump]] of inciting a mob.<ref>Budryk, Zack (February 10, 2021). [https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/538346-castro-trump-further-incited-the-mob-against-his-own-vice-president Castro: Trump further incited the mob 'against his own vice president']. ''The Hill''. Retrieved February 10, 2021.</ref> | ||
==Further reading== | ==Further reading== | ||
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Revision as of 01:21, February 11, 2021
| Joaquin Castro | |||
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| U.S. Representative from Texas's 20th Congressional District From: January 3, 2013 – present | |||
| Predecessor | Charlie Gonzalez | ||
| Successor | Incumbent (no successor) | ||
| Former State Representative from Texas's 125th District From: January 3, 2003 – January 14, 2013 | |||
| Predecessor | Art Reyna | ||
| Successor | Justin Rodriguez | ||
| Information | |||
| Party | Democrat | ||
| Spouse(s) | Anna Flores | ||
| Religion | Cafeteria Catholic | ||
Joaquin Castro is the Democratic party representative from Texas' 20th Congressional District in the U.S. House. Joaquin is one of two of the communist Castro brothers (not Raul and Fidel), the twin brother of Julian Castro, former Obama Secretary of HUD and 2020 Presidential candidate. Joaquin won re-election unopposed on November 6, 2018. Castro is a sponsor of the Green New Deal.
Joaquin Castro has encouraged violence against political opponents.[1][2]
In the hearings with disgraced FBI director James Comey on March 20, 2017, Castro spent most of his time referring to the “dirty dossier” published by BuzzFeed, which has long been discredited, and bringing up the names of various Trump supporters, asking FBI Director Comey if they were targets of the investigation into Russian influence on the elections –knowing perfectly well that Comey would not and could not answer. The idea was simply to bring up the names in a forum in which they couldn't defend themselves: that's what the politics of innuendo is all about.[3]
A liberal hypocrite who has doxxed and incited violence against Trump supporters,[2] Castro has accused Donald Trump of inciting a mob.[4]
Further reading
References
- ↑ Expanding the Rules of Engagement. Commentary Magazine.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Schouten, Fredreka (August 7, 2019). Rep. Joaquin Castro tweets names, employers of Trump donors in San Antonio/ CNN. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
- ↑ Adam Schiff: Grifter, Racketeer, Warmonger.
- ↑ Budryk, Zack (February 10, 2021). Castro: Trump further incited the mob 'against his own vice president'. The Hill. Retrieved February 10, 2021.