{"id":472758,"date":"2026-10-21T23:46:13","date_gmt":"2026-10-21T23:46:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/472758\/"},"modified":"2026-10-21T23:46:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T23:46:13","slug":"south-texas-house-candidate-brandon-herrera-says-kittens-should-be-sent-to-chinese-restaurants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/472758\/","title":{"rendered":"South Texas House candidate Brandon Herrera says kittens should be sent to Chinese restaurants"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Brandon Herrera (left) and former Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz clasp hands at a San Antonio rally during Herrera\u2019s first failed House run. Credit: Michael Karlis<\/p>\n

San Antonio-area Republican congressional candidate Brandon Herrera\u2019s mouth has once again landed him in hot water \u2014 this time for telling a podcast host<\/a> that unadopted kittens should be sent to Chinese restaurants.<\/p>\n

Herrera \u2014\u00a0a gun YouTuber known to fans as the \u201cAK Guy\u201d \u2014\u00a0has faced repeated blowback during his two runs to represent South Texas\u2019 23rd Congressional District over offensive remarks made on his channel and in interviews with other online personalities. <\/p>\n

The candidate made the recently surfaced remark about kittens last year on The Josie Show<\/a>, a podcast hosted by Josie Glabach, an alt-right provocateur whose Twitter account was suspended<\/a> before billionaire Elon Musk acquired the company and reinstated her. <\/p>\n

During the show, which aired last October, Glabach recalled adopting a kitten and then agreeing to take in its three siblings after she learned they were on the kill list.<\/p>\n

\u201cI hate to see animals put down for no reason,\u201d Herrera replied. \u201cAt the bare minimum, they could at least collaborate with the local Chinese restaurant. Don\u2019t let it go to waste, you know?\u201d<\/p>\n

Herrera was playing on a tired racist trope suggesting Asian immigrants eat pets, including cats and dogs. Donald Trump, during his 2024 presidential bid, claimed during a debate with Kamala Harris that Haitian migrants in Ohio were \u201ceating the pets of people who live there.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ohio law enforcement and Gov. Mike DeWine later confirmed that there were zero credible reports<\/a> of Haitian migrants eating residents\u2019 cats or dogs.<\/p>\n

Herrera\u2019s comments, which were uncovered this week by the GOP watchdog social media account @PatriotTakes, are just the latest controversy surrounding his online remarks. He\u2019s drawn national headlines for joking about veteran suicides<\/a>, referring to children<\/a> as \u201ccum trophies,\u201d mocking women<\/a> for their weight and describing a Nazi submachine gun<\/a> as \u201cthe original ghetto blaster.\u201d<\/p>\n

The new scrutiny comes as a poll released Wednesday by the Democrat-aligned House Majority PAC showed Herrera and his Democratic opponent, Katy Padilla-Stout, tied at 46% each \u2014\u00a0significant considering Trump carried the district by 15 points in 2024.<\/p>\n

\u201cVoters know Brandon Herrera offers nothing but sick and perverted video content,\u201d Padilla said in a statement. \u201cWe just can\u2019t afford Brandon Herrera. That\u2019s why this race is tied with two weeks to go.\u201d<\/p>\n

Early voting runs from now through Oct. 30. Polls will reopen on Election Day, Nov. 3.<\/p>\n

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